Easy Lemon Lava Cake

5 from 13 votes

Easy Lemon Lava Cake is an easy cake to make that begins with a cake mix and instant pudding mix. A great alternative to chocolate, this cake is sure to please that lemon lover in your life.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American/Southern

Keyword cake, dessert, lemon

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings servings

Calories 181kcal

Author Paula

Ingredients

15.25 ounce package yellow cake mix or white cake mix + eggs, oil, & water called for on back of cake mix
(2) -3.4 ounce packages lemon instant pudding mix
⅓ cup granulated sugar
2 cups whole milk cold
1 and ¼ cup water

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray a 9x13 inch cake pan with non-stick spray.
Prepare cake as directed on back of package.
Pour cake batter into prepared pan.
Add dry pudding mix, granulated sugar, milk and water in a bowl.
Whisk by hand 2 minutes.
Evenly pour lemon pudding mix over cake batter. Do not stir.
Place cake pan on a larger baking pan with at least a 1-inch edge in case the cake bubbles over.
Bake 55 minutes to 1 hour or until cake is brown on top and wooden pick inserted in center of the cake comes out clean.
Cool 20 minutes before serving.
Dust with confectioners sugar.
Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and/or fresh raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries.
Refrigerate leftovers.

Notes

optional - confectioners sugar for dusting.
Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, fresh raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries

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