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Easy and Quick Lemon Poppy Seed Cake. Light, fluffy with so much lemon flavor. Perfect for spring or summer!
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4.29 from 59 votes

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

So light, fluffy and lemon-y. Easy recipe ready so quick and everyone will love it!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Calories:

Ingredients

  • 1 box yellow cake mix or gluten free yellow cake mix
  • 1 small package instant lemon pudding
  • 1 C water
  • ¼ C poppy seeds
  • ½ C vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs

Glaze

  • 1 ½ C powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoon softened butter
  • 2-3 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

For the Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour bundt pan.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine and mix all ingredients for 3-4 minutes. 
  • Bake on center rack for 45-55 minutes until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. 
  • Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing from pan. 

For the Glaze

  • Mix glaze ingredients together until creamy. Pour glaze on top of cake so the frosting runs down the sides. 

Notes

YUM! This recipe comes together so quickly and is so light and delicious! Perfect for Easter or any spring gathering.