Name: Luscious lemon cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1 (18.25-ounces) Duncan Hines yellow cake mix; 1 (3-ounces) pkg lemon jello; 4 eggs; 3/4 cup vegetable oil; 3/4 cup water; 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract; 1 cup pwd sugar; 4 tablespoons lemon juice (use real lemon juice - it does make a difference); 1 (7.2-ounces) Betty Crocker Homestyle Fluffy White frosting mix (see below); 1 pint (2 cups) whipping cream; 1 teaspoon pure lemon extract; a few drops yellow food coloring, if desired

Ingredients

Cake :

1 (18.25-ounces) Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1 (3-ounces) pkg lemon jello
4 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract

Glaze :

1 cup pwd sugar
4 tablespoons lemon juice (use real lemon juice - it does make a difference)

Frosting :

1 (7.2-ounces) Betty Crocker Homestyle Fluffy White frosting mix (see below)
1 pint (2 cups) whipping cream
1 teaspoon pure lemon extract
a few drops yellow food coloring, if desired

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time45 min

To Make the Cake:
Combine the cake mix, jello mix, eggs, oil, water and lemon extract. Mix and bake according to package directions.
For the Glaze:
Combine the pwd sugar and lemon juice. While cake is still hot, poke holes in it, all over with a fork. Pour the glaze mixture over the hot cake. Cool on a wire rack.
To Make the Frosting:
Combine the frosting mix, whipping cream and lemon extract in a large bowl. Cover and chill for at least one hour. Whip up the frosting with an electric mixer on high, until thick and soft peaks form. This will only take a few minutes. Frost cake. Store the cake in the refrigerator.