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Lemon Cake with Lemon Curd Filling

A special pan creates the tunnel while baking so the cake is ready to fill when cool. It's easy.
Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 2 hours 0 min
Makes: 16 servings
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Cake
1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
1 1/4cups water
1/3cup vegetable oil
3egg whites
2tablespoons grated lemon peel
Lemon Curd Filling
2jars (10 oz each) lemon curd
1.Heat oven to 325°F. Generously grease shaped Bundt® pan and Bundt® Tunnel Insert with shortening and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour. Line 4 regular-size muffin cups with paper baking cups.
2.In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and egg whites with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in lemon peel. Place 4 cups batter in Bundt pan. Place tunnel insert on center of Bundt pan. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with remaining batter.
3.Bake cake 35 to 40 minutes and cupcakes 18 to 20 minutes. Using sharp or serrated knife, immediately cut off excess cake across top of Bundt and tunnel insert pans. Carefully loosen insert pan; remove. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes; remove cake from pan to cooling rack, placing cake tunnel side down. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
4.Turn cake over and spoon lemon curd into tunnel. Place cake filled side down on serving plate. Top cake with melted orange marmalade if desired. Store covered in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase water to 1 1/2 cups; decrease oil to 2 tablespoons. Beat on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 3 minutes. Stir in lemon peel. Bake cake 40 to 45 minutes.
Lemon Cake with Lemon Curd Filling
Make the Most of This Recipe
Substitution
Use grated orange peel in place of the lemon peel to make an orange cake.
Special Touch
Melt orange or lemon marmalade to drizzle over cake for an easy glaze.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 70); Total Fat 8g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 1/2g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 290mg; Total Carbohydrate 34g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 22g); Protein 2Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
®Bundt is a registered trademark of Northland Aluminum Products, Inc., Minneapolis, MN.
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