Best Lemon Pudding Cake

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This lemon pudding cake is fruity, citrusy, and the perfect tangy-sweet dessert that you can put together over the weekend and enjoy with your entire family.

Lemon desserts are perfect during the summer months, and this pudding cake recipe is just perfect for that.

Lemon lovers will enjoy the balance between the tanginess and creaminess of this dessert.

What I Love About the Recipe

My favorite part about this recipe is the fact that it is the perfect dessert to make for when you’re craving a sweet treat, but don’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen.

With just 15 minutes of prep time and a few ingredients, you’ll be able to enjoy this marriage between the fluffy cake and the luscious lemon pudding.

Lemon Pudding Cake Cooking Times

• Makes 1 9×13 cake
• Prep : 15 minutes
• Bake time : 50-60 minutes

Ingredients For the Lemon Pudding Cake

You’ll need just a few simple ingredients to make the lemon pudding cake.

• 1 – 9×13 lemon cake mix
• 1 C whole milk
• 1⁄2 C canola oil
• 3 large eggs
• 2 – 3.4 oz instant lemon pudding mix
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 2 C whole milk
• 1 1⁄4 C cold water
• Powdered sugar for dusting
• Whipped cream ( you can use store-bought or your favorite homemade whipped cream)
• Fresh mint sprigs
• Lemon slices

How to Make Lemon Pudding Cake

Once you have your ingredients ready, here’s what you’ll need to do to make the pudding cake.

Step 1: Prep the Oven

Preheat the oven to 350 F and spray a 9×13 baking dish with Pam cooking spray

Step 2: Prepare the Cake Mix

In a large bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed, whisk until combined and smooth the lemon cake mix, whole milk, canola oil, and eggs. Pour into the baking dish and spread out evenly

Step 3: Combine the Pudding Mix

In a large bowl, beat the sugar, pudding mixes, 2 C milk, 1 1⁄4 C water until combined and thick. Only whisk for about 2 minutes at low speed.

Step 4: Pour Pudding Mix on Top

Spoon dollops of the pudding all over the top of the cake batter. Place the baking dish onto a roasting pan or a baking pan because this dessert does get messy and will drip out of the dish.

Step 5: Bake the Pudding Cake

Place the cookie sheet into the oven and bake for about 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake.

Step 6: Cool and Garnish

Remove the baking dish, and allow to cool for 30 minutes before serving with whipped cream, lemon slice, and mint sprig. Enjoy!

Tips & Tricks to Make the Lemon Pudding Cake

Think you’re ready to give this recipe a shot? Wait up! You might want to keep these little tips and tricks in mind as well, even if you’ve got this recipe for lemon pudding cake all figured out.

• I’ve used regular sugar for this recipe, but you can also use confectioners sugar if you have that at hand.
• The baking time for the cake can vary a bit. To make sure the cake is done, you can check if a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• You can also check if the cake has started to get slightly golden brown in color.
• This lemon pudding cake tastes best when served warm. You can top the cake with some grated lemon zest, fresh berries and a light dusting of some powdered sugar if you want to.

What Do I Use if I Don’t Have Instant Lemon Cake Mix?

If you don’t have instant lemon cake mix, you can actually bake your own cake too.

Just start with room temperature eggs, separate the egg yolks from the whites, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, and combine the sugar with the egg yolks.

Then, add all purpose flour, a leavening agent of your choice, softened butter, fresh lemon juice and lemon zest into the egg mixture.

Gently fold the beaten egg whites with the egg yolks lemon mixture, transfer to a baking pan and into a preheated oven.

How Do I Store the Leftover Pudding Cake?

The best way to store your leftover lemon pudding cake is to refrigerate it in an airtight container.

This can stay fresh for 2-3 days, and can be enjoyed cold as well as warm.

To enjoy delicious warm pudding cake, you can reheat the cake in a microwave or in the oven in a water bath.

More Dessert Recipes

If you enjoyed this creamy and delicious cake, and are inspired to try some more fun and interesting dessert recipes, here are a few good options to try out.

• Instant Pot Orange Cake
• Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie
• Instant Pot Nutella Bites: Gluten Free
• Smores Mini Cheesecake Bites