Luscious Lemonade Cake

Prep 15 min
Total 2 hr 0 min
Servings 10

When life gives you lemons, make our Luscious Lemonade Cake! Super easy to make with Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ vanilla cake mix and lemonade flavor drink mix, this is a sweet treat for a summer affair. MORE+ LESS-

By Arlene Cummings

Updated May 6, 2012

Make with

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Ingredients

Cake

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ vanilla cake mix

Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

1/2

cup presweetened lemonade flavor drink mix

Frosting

cups powdered sugar

cup butter, softened

teaspoons vanilla

1/2

cup presweetened lemonade flavor drink mix

1/4

cup whipping cream

Few drops yellow food color, if desired

Garnish, if desired

Grated lemon peel

Fresh mint leaves

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray.
2

Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs and adding 1/2 cup lemonade drink mix. Pour batter into pans. Bake as directed on box for 9-inch rounds. Cool 10 minutes; remove cakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
3

In large bowl, beat all frosting ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until blended, then on medium speed 2 to 3 minutes until fluffy. (If frosting is too thick, add 1 to 2 teaspoons more cream.)
4

Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with frosting. Top with second cake layer. Frost top and side of cake with remaining frosting. Garnish with lemon peel and mint.

Expert Tips

Yellow cake mix can be used in place of the vanilla cake mix.
For a special touch, reserve some of the frosting to pipe around the top and bottom edges of the cake.
Lemon slices also make a pretty garnish for this cake.