Lemon Cake

I love the part in My Big Fat Greek Wedding where the in-laws bring a bundt cake and the Greek mama tells her family, "There's a hole in this cake!"  She brings it out later with a flower in the middle and proudly announced that she fixed it.  I so wanted to put a flower in the middle of mine for the picture :)

If you love lemon flavor- this cake is for you.  It's delish and super easy to make.

RECIPE

1 lemon cake mix

1 (3 oz) box lemon jell-o

3/4 C. oil

3 eggs

1/4 C. Lemon juice

2 C. powdered sugar

* Boil lemon jell-o in 1 1/4 cups water.  Let it cool for 15 minutes.  In a large bowl, whisk eggs and oil together.  Add the cake mix, then jell-o mixture and whisk well.  Spray a 9X13 pan and pour the batter in.  Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes (or until a knife comes out clean).  Mix the lemon juice and powdered sugar together.  Poke several holes in the cake with a fork, then pour the glaze over the top.  Let the cake cool completely before serving.  Best with whipped cream.

Variation 1: Bundt cake- spray and flour the pan well.  Cook for 30-35 minutes.  I turned mine over a few minutes after I took it out of the oven.  Don't poke any holes- just pour the glaze on top so it stays pretty.  I poured half the glaze over it when the cake was warm, and again when it had cooled.  Put a flower in the middle- J/K!

Variation 2: Sheet cake- spray and flour a cookie sheet.  Bake for 15-18 minutes.  Poke holes all over the top and pour the glaze over.  Top with whipped cream.  Make it sheet cake style when you're feeding a crowd.

Tips:

• Go slow and be gentle when poking holes in the cake-otherwise you'll tear it up.  My sister wasn't patient enough once and the cake looked like she had taken a rototiller to it. 
• The whipped cream helps hide the holes on top :)  
• The bundt cake is by far the most beautiful but it has a slightly different texture since the glaze doesn't soak into the cake.  It won't be quite as moist as making it the other way.
• The cake is great plain, but my favorite is serving it with crushed strawberries and whipped cream- a mock strawberry shortcake.