Holidays won't be the same with this delicious Holiday Lemon Bundt Cake! Perfect blend of sweet and tangy and glazy for your next festive party! You might also like our Apricot Bundt Cake with Apricot Glaze!
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 16servings
Baking Temp 200-210 F
Equipment
Bundt Pan
Stand Mixer
Medium bowl
Ingredients
2cupscake flour, divided
1 1/2teaspoonsbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
¼teaspoonsalt
½cupunsalted butter, room temperature
18-ouncepackage cream cheese, room temperature
1.25cupsgranulated sugar
2largeeggs, room temperature
1.5teaspoonlemon extract
2tablespoonsfreshly grated lemon zest
¼cupwhole milk, room temperature
½cupdrained, chopped maraschino cherries
½cupchopped hazelnuts (Filberts)
Instructions
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 10 to 12-cup Bundt® pan with nonstick baking spray with flour; set aside.
For the Holiday Lemon Bundt Cake
In medium bowl, sift together 1 ¾ cups cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter, cream cheese and sugar on medium until well combined. Add eggs, lemon extract and lemon zest; beat 2 minutes on medium-high or until very light and fluffy.
With mixer on low speed, alternately add flour mixture and milk to cream cheese mixture. Scrape sides of bowl to ensure batter is thoroughly mixed. Blend just until combined.
Toss remaining ¼ cup cake flour with maraschino cherries and hazelnuts. Fold into batter.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Tap gently on counter to release air bubbles. Bake for 40 – 45 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean and cake is golden brown and internal temperature is 200°F – 210°F. Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run knife around edges of pan to loosen sides of cake. Remove cake from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
For lemon glaze: In medium bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar and lemon juice to make desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake and garnish with cherries and hazelnuts, if desired.