50 minutes to prepare serves 12-16
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 oz.) package white or yellow cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract, optional
- 2 (3.4 oz.) packages lemon instant pudding
- 2 cups cold milk
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- vanilla ice cream, powdered sugar, or cool whip, garnish
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350ยบ F and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with butter or non-stick spray.
- Whisk together cake mix with eggs, water, vegetable oil, vanilla and lemon extracts in a large bowl until mixture is just combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together lemon pudding packets, milk, lemon zest and water, stirring until all powder has dissolved and mixture is smooth.
- Pour pudding mixture into prepared cake pan, gently spreading into an even layer.
- Pour cake batter gently on top of pudding layer, trying not to mix the two.
- Optional: place baking dish on top of a baking pan to prevent spillage in oven.
- Place in oven and bake for 50-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean of crumbs. (Pudding layer is okay on there.)
- Remove from oven, then let cool.
- Serve with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream or whipped cream and enjoy!