This citrus flavor of this Lemon Butter Bundt Cake is certain to tantalize your taste buds. It has a tender crumb and packs a pop of lemon flavor with each and every bite. The dreamy lemon cake batter is baked until golden in a bundt pan, then poked with holes and soaked with a homemade lemon butter sauce fresh from the oven. After allowing the syrup to soak in completely and the cake to cool, simply dust with powdered sugar, slice and serve.

Scratch Made Lemon Butter Bundt Cake Recipe

Baking from scratch doesn’t have to be intimidating. I know many people shy away from it at times, but once you master it the baking world opens up to you in a way you may have never experienced. This lemon butter bundt cake is a fabulous recipe to start with and freezes like a dream for make ahead baking. To me, citrus tastes like a bite of sunshine on the coldest winters day. Lemon is a happy flavor and that emotion is contagious with every bite. How to make a Lemon Bundt Cake: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

Prepare Pan – Preheat the oven to 350°F Butter and flour a standard bundt pan or spray with baking spray. Set aside.
Creamed Ingredients -Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extracts for 2-3 minutes.
Eggs – Add the eggs one at time beating well after each addition.
Dry Ingredients – In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, pudding mix, baking powder and salt.
Combine – Add the dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately beginning and ending with flour until all has been added. Stop and scrape the sides of the bowl periodically. Add the lemon zest.
Transfer to Pan – Spread into the prepared pan. Bake per the recipe until a long skewer inserted into the center comes back clean.
Make Butter Sauce – Melt together the sugar, butter and lemon juice just until melted, do not boil.
Poke Holes in Cake – Immediately after removing the cake from the oven, use a long skewer to poke holes all over the top and into the cake.
Slowly pour the lemon butter sauce over the top and let it soak into the cake.
Cool – Cool to warm in the pan then turn onto a rack to cool completely.
Serve dusted with powdered sugar and a dollop of whipped cream, if desired.

How to Make the BEST Southern Lemon Butter Bundt Cake Recipe

Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Lemon Butter Bundt Cake:
Kitchen tools you’ll need: Bundt pan, measuring cups and spoons, citrus zester, cooling rack, skewer, large bowl, medium bowl, small saucepan and stand mixer or hand mixer.
How do I choose the best lemons for this cake recipe? Fresh lemons should be yellow in color with smooth skin free of white, brown or green spots.
What type of butter is best for baking? This lemon butter cake recipe uses unsalted butter. You can use salted or unsalted butter for baking, it all depends on the actual recipe and the baker’s preference.
You won’t need an old fashioned sifter with a crank or handle to sift the dry ingredients for this lemon cake. A whisk will work like a charm. You can also use a fine mesh sieve, tapping it gently on the side for sifting the dry ingredients together.
Does the lemon butter sauce make the cake soggy? No, it doesn’t. It soaks into the cake and adds to the richness of this cake overall.
Should I make a lemon glaze for this butter cake? The lemon butter sauce adds so much to the flavor of the cake it’s really not necessary. A simple dusting of powdered sugar will work.
Lemon is a year-round favorite of mine and recipes like my Outrageous Lemon Lovers Trifle and Lemon Lemon Lush remain some of my most popular recipes to date.
Store lemon Butter Bundt Cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or chilled for up to 5 days.

More Lemon Cake Recipes to Make

Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake is a scratch made Southern pound cake ideal on it’s own or served as a foundation for fresh berries and whipped cream.
My dreamy Lemon Burst Poke Cake recipe is dressed to impress.
Lemon Burst Poke Cake is a stunner.
Our family recipe for Lemon Lovers Pound Cake remains the star of our holiday dessert table.
You may also like this recipe for cute Lemon Cupcakes from Handle the Heat.

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