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    Home » Recipes » Easter

    Lemon Jello Cake Recipe {Video}

    Published: Apr 19, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links

    Lemon Jello Cake with a fresh lemon glaze is super easy to make and tastes amazing. The perfect combination of tart lemons and sweet cake that is perfect for picnics, barbecues, or dessert.

    Lemon Jello Cake Recipe

    Contents show
    Lemon Jello Cake Recipe
    Great Lemon Recipes
    Lemon Jello Cake Recipe
    Ingredients
    Lemon Jello Cake
    Lemon Icing Glaze
    Instructions
    Lemon Jello Cake
    Lemon Icing Glaze
    Nutrition

    John's Mom is a huge fan of any lemon dessert. I decided to make this Lemon Jello Poke Cake as a surprise for her.  This is one of those family recipes that is always a hit.

    I bought a huge bag of lemons from Costco during our last stay at home stock up trip. Now I am on a roll making new fun lemon dessert recipes. LOL!

    Did you see the delicious Lemon Dutch Baby we shared earlier this week? Weeks at home gave me a ton of time to play with the recipe and tweak it until it was perfect and now a new favorite.

    Even though it is weird to stay inside the house so much I am loving having time in the kitchen. Being able to spend time developing new recipes and updating old recipes has been my form of stress relief. I have been working on recipes that I first shared back in 2012 which is crazy.

     

    Ingredients Needed for Lemon Jello Poke Cake

    • Lemon Cake Mix
    • Lemon Jello Mix
    • Eggs
    • Vegetable Oil
    • Water

    Ingredients needed for Lemon Glaze

    • Lemons
    • Powdered Sugar

    Equipment Needed

    Large Mixing Bowl - We are big fans of this glass batter bowl that has a handle. It makes it easy to mix ingredients and keeps the mixing bowl steady on the counter.

    9X13 Cake Pan

    Hand Mixer/Stand Mixer - You can mix this with either a hand mixer or your stand mixer.

    Heat resistant potholders - A couple of years ago we had a fire scare when we didn't realize we had turned a burner on and a cloth potholder caught fire. Thankfully we walked by the kitchen and saw the smoke and were able to get it out ourselves. Since then we have only used these heat-resistant potholders.

    Recipe Tips

    Make sure you grease and flour the 9X13 Cake Pan to make it easier to remove the cake

    You can add the glaze to the cake while it is in the pan or you can put the cake on a cake plate and pour the glaze over it then.

    I used a skewer to poke holes all over the top of the cake and they were pretty large. If you want to hide the holes you can use a toothpick so they are smaller.

    Pour the glaze on the cake when it is warm so it soaks into the cake and makes it super moist.

    You can easily use whipped cream or Cool-Whip for icing on this cake. Both are light and fluffy and can be added to the top of the cake.

    A hand mixer makes it a lot easier to make this cake. I am in love with our KitchenAid hand mixer. I don't know what I did before I bought it.

    I haven't tried making this recipe with sugar-free jello so I am not sure how it would taste. Please let me know if you try it.

    I used fresh lemon juice since we had a ton of lemons in the house. You can also make this with bottled lemon juice.

    We hope you love this Lemon Jello Cake as much as we do!

    Great Lemon Recipes

    Lemon Butter Cookies

    Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake

    Lemon Drop Martini

    Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

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    Square of Lemon Jello Cake on a white plate

    Lemon Jello Cake Recipe

    How to make an easy Lemon Jello Poke Cake that tastes amazing.
    5 from 2 votes
    Print Rate
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
    Servings: 16
    Calories: 304kcal
    Author: Tammilee Tips

    Ingredients

    Lemon Jello Cake

    • 15.25 Ounce Lemon Cake Mix
    • 3.4 Ounce Lemon Jello Mix Jello NOT Pudding
    • 3 Eggs
    • ¾ cup Vegetable Oil
    • ¾ cup Water

    Lemon Icing Glaze

    • 2 Lemons Juice and zest
    • 2 cups Confectioners Powdered Sugar

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees

    Lemon Jello Cake

    • Combine Lemon Cake Mix, Lemon Jello Mix, Eggs, Water and Vegetable Oil in a large bowl. Mix until combined
    • Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan
    • Pour cake mix into cake pan and bake for 35 minutes
    • When the cake is done and still hot poke holes all over the top of the cake.
    • Pour Lemon Icing Glaze over the cake while it is hot and evenly spread.

    Lemon Icing Glaze

    • Juice and zest 2 lemons
    • Combine Lemon juice, Lemon Zest and Powdered sugar in a bowl until well combined
    9X13 Pan
    KitchenAid Mixer

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Lemon Jello Cake Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 304 Calories from Fat 108
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 12g18%
    Saturated Fat 9g56%
    Cholesterol 31mg10%
    Sodium 276mg12%
    Potassium 45mg1%
    Carbohydrates 48g16%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 34g38%
    Protein 3g6%
    Vitamin A 45IU1%
    Vitamin C 7mg8%
    Calcium 76mg8%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    About Tammilee

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    Comments

    1. Kimberly

      March 30, 2023 at 2:24 pm

      I’ve made lemon jello cake for decades. Last summer I tried it with sugar free Jello brand lemon jello. My 1st failure. With all fresh ingredients it didn’t rise at all. Was about the thickness of a pancake and very dense. Stick to the original recipe.

      Reply
    2. Lea

      September 02, 2022 at 4:13 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious and easy to make. The glaze really gives the lemon cake a more intense lemon flavor. Reminds me of the lemon cake my mom used to make❤️

      Reply
    3. Brandy Eames

      April 23, 2020 at 10:02 am

      Did you use Lemon Jello, or Jello brand lemon pudding ?

      Reply
      • Tammilee

        April 24, 2020 at 10:45 am

        Hi Brandy, I used Lemon Jello in the recipe.

        Reply

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