Lemon and Caraway Seed Pudding Cake

[ermingarden]

For b2mem 2019, I came up with a recipe for Bilbo's seed cake. Three years later, I've revisited the concept in a different form:



Taking inspiration from fiona15351's suggestion of a lemon glaze, I made the whole cake lemon à la a lemon poppyseed cake. And while the 2019 seed cake was from scratch, this one uses boxed cake mix, with my favorite baking trick/"secret ingredient": instant pudding mix! Instant pudding mix is the secret to making a cake from a boxed mix that tastes like it's from scratch; it comes out fantastically moist.

Ingredients:
1 box yellow cake mix, about 1 lb (I used Betty Crocker)
1 package instant lemon pudding, about 3.5 oz
1 cup water
1/2 cup oil (I used safflower oil)
3 eggs
About 1 1/2 tbsp caraway seeds

Directions:
Mix all ingredients until smooth and pour into greased pan, ideally a bundt or tube pan. Bake at 350˚F/175˚C until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean; because of the pudding mix, this will probably take longer than you expect.

The lemon flavor comes entirely from the pudding; I've never used the pudding to flavor the cake like that before, and I was pleased with how it turned out! The cake is a little sweeter than I'd prefer – an inevitable consequence of using a prepackaged mix – but very moist and lemony, and the caraway seeds are a nice addition. A more successful experiment than the avocado bread, I think.

Comments

[dr_zook]

This looks delicious! I'm especially intrigued by the combination with caraway seeds. :3

(In your bio you're stating you're always open for new friends, so I'd like to join circles with you! My interest in Tolkien is currently rather dormant, but not stifled, haha. And being creative in the kitchen is one of my favourite pastimes! Plus I adore your default icon.)

[ermingarden]

Thank you!

Absolutely! Very nice to meet you – and thanks for the icon compliment!