Best 8 Glazed Homemade Lemon Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors that is our homemade glazed lemon cake, a culinary masterpiece that tantalizes the taste buds and captivates the senses. This delectable treat is a harmonious blend of sweet and tangy, with a moist and fluffy crumb that melts in your mouth. The zesty lemon glaze adds an extra layer of flavor that elevates this cake to a whole new level of deliciousness.

In addition to the classic glazed lemon cake, this article also offers a collection of tantalizing variations that cater to diverse preferences. For those who prefer a richer, more decadent experience, the lemon pound cake is an irresistible choice. Its dense, moist texture and pronounced lemon flavor make it a perfect companion for afternoon tea or a special occasion.

For those seeking a lighter, airier option, the lemon chiffon cake is a delightful choice. Its delicate texture and refreshing lemon flavor make it a perfect summertime dessert or a guilt-free indulgence.

And for those who love the combination of lemon and berries, the lemon blueberry cake is a match made in heaven. Bursting with fresh blueberries and infused with lemon zest, this cake is a delightful explosion of flavors that will leave you craving more.

No matter which recipe you choose, you're in for a treat. These homemade lemon cakes are sure to become your go-to dessert, enjoyed by family and friends for years to come.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

LEMON GLAZED CAKE



Lemon Glazed Cake image

A sweet, lemony, fabulous cake, especially good in the summer.

Provided by ANNETTER

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
1 (3 ounce) package lemon flavored Jell-O® mix
¾ cup vegetable oil
½ cup water
4 eggs
⅓ cup lemon juice
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
  • In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and gelatin mix. Make a well in the center and pour in oil, 1/2 cup water and eggs. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
  • To make the Glaze: In a medium bowl, combine lemon juice and confectioners' sugar. Beat in the melted butter and 1 tablespoon water. Poke holes in the top of the cake and pour glaze over.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 451.1 calories, Carbohydrate 59.1 g, Cholesterol 78.2 mg, Fat 22.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 384.1 mg, Sugar 45.5 g

GLAZED LEMON CAKE



Glazed Lemon Cake image

My mother baked this moist treat when I was a child. I loved the lemon glaze and light cake as much then as my children do now. - Missy Andrews, Rice, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 package white cake mix (regular size)
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant lemon pudding mix
3/4 cup canola oil
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup lemon-lime soda
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, oil and eggs; beat on low speed or 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Gradually beat in soda just until blended. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth; carefully spread over warm cake. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378 calories, Fat 17g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 47mg cholesterol, Sodium 419mg sodium, Carbohydrate 53g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

LEMON CAKE FROM SCRATCH



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Super yummy, light lemon taste. A different thing to try is to put the cake mixture into large muffin tins to make a bunch of little cakes, you just need to reduce the baking time. Let cake cool before frosting or glaze while still slightly warm.

Provided by BakersDozen

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 large eggs
3 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup low-fat buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour two 8-inch cake pans, tapping out excess flour.
  • Whisk flour, lemon zest, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.
  • Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat eggs and egg yolks, 1 at a time, into creamed butter mixture on low speed, beating well after each addition before adding the next. Beat lemon juice into butter mixture. Beat flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, into butter mixture until batter is just combined. Divide batter between the prepared cake pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cake pulls away from sides of pan, 32 to 35 minutes. Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of pan and invert cake onto a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.8 calories, Carbohydrate 27.9 g, Cholesterol 74.2 mg, Fat 10.6 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 182.6 mg, Sugar 15.7 g

GLAZED LEMON TUBE CAKE



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This easy lemon cake recipe is just the dessert to brighten up a gray winter day (or any day). Lemon zest provides a nice zing in every bite. A light glaze gives the tall, golden cake a delicate crust. -John Thompson, Vandalia, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h15m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup 2% milk
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
GLAZE:
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
3/4 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest. , Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60-70 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool 10 minutes longer. Place waxed paper under rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm cake. Cool completely before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 78mg cholesterol, Sodium 251mg sodium, Carbohydrate 54g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

LEMON CAKE



Lemon Cake image

Get Ina Garten's Lemon Cake recipe from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network. The lemon comes twofold: in the cake and in the glaze, which keeps everything moist.

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 2 (8-inch) loaves

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
4 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup grated lemon zest (6 to 8 large lemons)
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, divided
3/4 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
3 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (8 1/2 by 4 1/4 by 2 1/2-inch) loaf pans. You may also line the bottom with parchment paper, if desired.
  • Cream the butter and 2 cups granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. With the mixer on medium speed, add the eggs, 1 at a time, and the lemon zest.
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, combine 1/4 cup lemon juice, the buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour. Divide the batter evenly between the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until a cake tester comes out clean.
  • Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar with 1/2 cup lemon juice in a small saucepan and cook over low heat until the sugar dissolves. When the cakes are done, allow to cool for 10 minutes. Remove the cakes from the pans and set them on a rack set over a tray or sheet pan; spoon the lemon syrup over them. Allow the cakes to cool completely.
  • For the glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar and the lemon juice in a bowl, mixing with a wire whisk until smooth. Pour over the tops of the cakes and allow the glaze to drizzle down the sides.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400 calorie, Fat 13 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Cholesterol 86 milligrams, Sodium 235 milligrams, Carbohydrate 66 grams, Fiber 1 grams, Protein 5 grams, Sugar 47 grams

GLAZED LEMON CAKES



Glazed Lemon Cakes image

For an elegant dessert, serve these Glazed Lemon Cakes on plates garnished with fresh berries.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cupcake Recipes

Time 50m

Yield Makes 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for muffin tin
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for muffin tin
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk or plain low-fat yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated, plus juice, plus 2 tablespoons more lemon juice for the glaze
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 6-cup jumbo muffin tin. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, vanilla, and zest and juice of 1 lemon. Set aside.
  • With an electric mixer, cream butter and granulated sugar until light. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of buttermilk mixture.
  • Divide evenly among muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in tin, then cool completely on a rack.
  • Set rack over wax or parchment paper. In a small bowl, stir confectioners' sugar with remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice until smooth. Pour over cakes, spreading to edges with a small knife. Let set 30 minutes.

LEMON-BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE WITH AUNT EVELYN'S LEMON GLAZE



Lemon-Buttermilk Pound Cake with Aunt Evelyn's Lemon Glaze image

My mother's blue-ribbon pound cake recipe. It always gets rave reviews.

Provided by Sarah Copeland Sawicki

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 ½ cups white sugar
1 ½ cups butter, softened
4 eggs
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon lemon zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
  • Beat white sugar and 1 1/2 cups butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, thoroughly beating each egg into the butter mixture before adding the next.
  • Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture; mix well. Pour in 1/2 the buttermilk and beat until combined. Repeat adding the remaining flour mixture and buttermilk, beating well after each addition, and ending with the flour mixture. Stir lemon extract into batter. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Bake in the oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a cake platter or plate.
  • Beat confectioner's sugar, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons butter, and lemon zest together in a bowl until glaze is smooth. Pour about half the glaze over the cake; let cool. Pour remaining glaze over the cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 630.1 calories, Carbohydrate 91.9 g, Cholesterol 128.9 mg, Fat 27.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 16.5 g, Sodium 372.2 mg, Sugar 63.5 g

BEST LEMON SHEET CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE



Best Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Glaze image

This is my go-to sheet cake recipe whenever I am baking for a lot of people and when there are any kids involved. It is also our standard cake for any kid's birthday. Really easy to make and everybody loves it.

Provided by diana

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 ¾ cups unsalted butter
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
6 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 lemons, zested
1 ¾ cups confectioners' sugar
¼ cup lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a rimmed baking sheet with 1 tablespoon butter.
  • Combine 1 1/2 cups butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat after each addition until well combined. Mix in flour and baking powder on low speed until well combined; mix in lemon zest.
  • Spread dough on the prepared baking sheet. Use a spatula as dough is very sticky.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Mix confectioner's sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl and brush glaze onto the cooled cake. Allow to dry, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270.5 calories, Carbohydrate 35.5 g, Cholesterol 78.3 mg, Fat 13.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 83.9 mg, Sugar 23.7 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh lemons: Fresh lemon zest and juice give the cake a bright, citrusy flavor. If you don't have fresh lemons on hand, you can use bottled lemon juice, but the flavor will be less intense.
  • Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy: This will help to incorporate air into the batter, resulting in a lighter, more tender cake.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition: This will help to prevent the batter from curdling.
  • Do not overmix the batter: Overmixing can result in a tough, dense cake. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean: This will ensure that the cake is cooked through.
  • Let the cake cool completely before glazing: This will help the glaze to set properly.
  • Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days: The cake can also be frozen for up to 2 months.

Conclusion:

This glazed homemade lemon cake is a delicious and refreshing treat that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist crumb, bright citrus flavor, and sweet glaze, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give this lemon cake a try!

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