Margie's Lemon Cake Recipe

This wonderful recipe was given to me by Margie, the prior owner of Little Bitts, an incredible cake decorating store in Wheaton, MD.

Margie’s Lemon Cake Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Lemon Cake mixes (the BEST one to use)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/3 cup Crisco oil
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 small box lemon instant pudding
  • 1 small box lemon cooked pudding (it’s the kind that you would have to cook on the stove and is usually right next to the instant)
  • 1 envelope Dream Whip (also in the baking aisle in powder form — normally comes two envelopes in a box)
  • 2 oz. Superior Lemon Flavor (usually found in a cake decorating store — I’ve made the cake without it in a pinch (don’t use the regular lemon flavor — it’s too strong))

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients. Blend until moistened and then beat on medium speed four to five minutes. Bake in a 350 degree oven and depending on what size cake pans you use, check after 20 minutes. Cake is done when you can stick a fork in the middle and it comes out clean. Makes one 12×18 sheet cake or (4) 8″ or 9″ cake layers, (2) 13x9x2 cakes or a lot of cupcakes. Freezes well.

I don’t even go there.