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Lemon Pudding Bundt Cake

Source: Found on Pinterest

Made for Mark's 57th Birthday. Very moist.

Ingredients

  • 1-3/4 c. unbleached all-purpose white flour
  • 3 Tbls. cornstarch
  • 4 t. baking powder
  • 1 t. salt
  • ¾ c. butter
  • 1-1/2 c. white sugar
  • 1 pkg. instant lemon pudding & pie filling
  • 2 Tbls. fresh lemon zest (freeze juice for another use)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1-1/4 c. milk
  • 1/3 c. canola oil
  • 1 t. vanilla

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 12 oz. pkg. low-fat cream cheese,softened
  • ¾ c. butter, softened.
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • 3 c. powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. See Notes below for tips so that the cake will fall out of the pan and not stick when inverting.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt and set aside.

Using an electric mixer, on medium speed, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add in the lemon pie filling and combine thoroughly.

Beat in the eggs, one at a time, making sure each is thoroughly incorporated. Mix in the lemon zest.

Combine the milk, oil, and vanilla extract in a large measuring cup or small bowl.

Starting with the dry ingredients, alternate pouring a third of the wet and dry ingredients into the bowl, incorporating thoroughly after each addition. You will end on the wet ingredients. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes after the last addition.

Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan. Tip and roll cake pan to move the cake up the sides a bit.

Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Let stand 10-15 minutes in the pan (no more). Invert the cake onto a baking rack or cake plate to cool completely.

Frosting: In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla and powdered sugar and mix until creamy. Spread frosting on cake.

NOTE: Grease well and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan. Brush the entire interior of the pan with a thin coat of soft or melted butter (get into those nooks and crannies). To make sure you didn't miss a spot, examine the pan under a bright light, which will reflect off the butter's sheen and highlight any ungreased areas. Sprinkle a few large spoonful’s of flour into the pan. Spread the flour all around the interior of the pan, without using your fingers or a spatula, by tilting the pan so that flour falls on all of the buttered surface. Tap out any excess flour into the kitchen sink or a trash can, firmly rapping against the bottom of the pan to remove all but the thinnest film of flour.