Lemon Honey Bundt Cake

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemon Honey Bundt Cake 🍋 Step aside chocolate—Lemon Honey Bundt Cake is here to steal the summer spotlight. This sunny little number is moist, tangy, and just the right amount of sweet. Plus, it makes your kitchen smell like a citrus spa. Who needs therapy when there’s cake?

First things first, the magic begins when you beat sweet, creamy butter with golden honey. It’s like a rom-com in a mixing bowl. In go four eggs, one dramatic entrance at a time. Next, flour waltzes in, followed by a burst of fresh lemon juice and a confetti shower of lemon zest. The Lemon Honey Bundt Cake batter is now ready for its big moment.

Pour it lovingly into a greased and floured Bundt pan—don’t skip this step unless you enjoy prying cake out with a crowbar. Once baked to golden perfection, things get exciting. You immediately stab the top like you’re avenging a baking betrayal. Then, brush on more lemon juice. Yes, right into those poked holes. Why? Because this Lemon Honey Bundt Cake is a sponge for citrusy joy.

Icing for the final touch

After a dramatic de-pan (with fingers crossed), transfer it to a wire rack set over parchment. Why parchment? Because this baby is getting a glaze bath, and you don’t want sticky counters. When the cake cools completely—and I mean completely—whisk together powdered sugar and more lemon juice. Then, drizzle like you’re Jackson Pollock on a sugar high.

Wait for the icing to harden. Or don’t, if you’re into sweet, sticky fingers. Finally, slice, serve, and brace yourself for compliments.

Whether you’re heading to a backyard BBQ, a summer potluck, or just brunching solo in your PJs, this cake is the ultimate showstopper. It’s light, refreshing, and just the right amount of fancy without requiring a culinary degree. So, next time someone asks you to bring dessert, confidently say, “I’ll bring dessert.” Trust me, you’ll be the zest guest there.

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Lemon Honey Bundt Cake

Course Dessert

Cuisine Amercian

Keyword Bundt Cake Recipes, Honey Cake, Lemon Bundt, lemon cake, Lemon Honey Bundt, Lemon Honey Cake

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 42 minutes

Servings 8

Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

• 2+ 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey
• 4 eggs
• 9 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice divided
• Zest of 2 lemons
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Grease and flour a bundt pan
3. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

4. Beat butter and honey until creamy - about 3 minutes

5. Beat in eggs one at a time. Make sure each is fully incorporated before adding the next.
6. Turn the mixer down to low.
7. Beat in half the flour, then 5 tablespoons of the lemon juice, then the remaining flour.
8. Beat in the lemon zest.
9. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
10. Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
11. Pierce the cake while still in the pan with a wooden skewer and brush 2 tablespoons of lemon juice over the top.
12. Transfer to a wire rack positioned over parchment paper. Let cool completely.

13. Whisk together the powdered sugar with the remaining lemon juice. Add some water if the icing is too thick.

14. Pour the icing over the cake.

15. When the icing has hardened, transfer to a cake plate. Cut and serve.

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