A wonderfully moist and flavorful cake made easy with a yellow cake mix base. The batter is enriched with lemon Jello, apricot nectar, and lemon extract, then baked in a tube pan and finished with a simple apricot-lemon glaze.

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Recipe

Cake

MeasurementsIngredients
1 packageYellow Cake Mix
1 (3 oz) packageLemon Gelatin
1/2 cupWesson Oil
5Eggs
2/3 cupApricot Nectar
2 teaspoonsLemon Extract

Icing

MeasurementsIngredients
Juice of 1Lemon
1/2 cupApricot Nectar, heated
2-3 cupsPowdered Sugar

Instructions

Cake

  1. Preheat your oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a tube or Bundt pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the dry cake mix and the dry lemon gelatin powder.
  3. Add the Wesson oil, then add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  4. Add the apricot nectar and lemon extract and mix well until the batter is smooth.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  6. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  7. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack.

Icing

  1. While the cake is cooling, prepare the icing. In a medium bowl, combine the lemon juice and the heated apricot nectar.
  2. Gradually whisk in the powdered sugar until you reach a smooth, spreadable consistency.
  3. Drizzle or spread the icing over the warm or cooled cake.