Betty Crocker Lemon Poke Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 15 minutes.
• Mix lemonade concentrate and powdered sugar. Pierce top of warm cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking. Drizzle lemonade mixture evenly over top of cake. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
• Spread frosting over top of cake. Sprinkle with colored sugar. Store covered in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in poppy seed. Pour into pan. Bake 26 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, cook and stir sugar and lemon juice over medium heat about 3 minutes or until dissolved. Set aside.
• Cool cake on cooling rack 5 minutes, then poke holes in top of cake with fork or toothpick every 1/2 inch. Drizzle lemon syrup over cake. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
• Spread frosting evenly on top of cake. Sprinkle with lemon peel.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and egg whites and adding 2 teaspoons of the lemon peel. Cool in pan on cooling rack 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, pour boiling water over gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Poke cake every inch with handle of wooden spoon or tines of meat fork halfway into cake. Pour gelatin slowly over cake to fill holes. Cool completely, about 1 hour longer.
• In small bowl, mix frosting, lime peel and remaining 1 teaspoon lemon peel until well blended. Frost cake. Sprinkle with sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix and instant pudding. Add the water, oil and eggs, mix until smooth and well blended. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 40 to45 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. While the cake is still hot, poke holes in the top with a fork. In a small bowl, mix together the lemon juice and confectioners sugar until smooth. Pour over hot cake.

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix in 13 X 9" pan according to package directions. Let cool slightly.
• Poke holes in cake at 1" intervals with a wooden spoon.
• Mix lemonade and sugar. Microwave briefly to dissolve sugar. Drizzle lemonade over cake.
• Refrigerate until cold. Spread Cool Whip over cake and refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 (325 for dark or nonstick pan). Make cake as directed for 13 x 9-inch pan; cool 15 minutes.
• Stir together lemonade concentrate and powdered sugar. Poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch with long fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking.
• Drizzle lemonade mixture evenly over top of cake. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake.
• Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
• Spread frosting over top of cake. Sprinkle with colored sugar. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.