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Best Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Glaze

Best Lemon Pudding Sheet Cake is a lemon lover’s dream! Tender, moist dessert that’s made with a boxed cake mix, lemon pudding mix, and covered with a 3-ingredient lemon glaze! Ready to enjoy in just 35 minutes!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 16
Course: Easy Dessert, lemon cake, Sheet Cake
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

CAKE
  • 1 box lemon cake mix
  • 3 oz lemon instant pudding mix dry
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice bottled
  • 1 cup water
ICING
  • 4 cups Confectioners Sugar
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice bottled
  • 3 Tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 3 Tbsp water

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F, and grease a 9×13-inch pan with a nonstick spray or line with parchment paper.
  2. Add lemon cake mix and pudding mix to a medium bowl. In another bowl, combine all wet ingredients, eggs and the buttermilk. Add to dry mixture and beat until combined.Pour into a 9×13 pan.
  3. Bake for 25-35 minutes (or for more slices and thinner cake, use an 11×15 pan and bake for 18-20 minutes. Stick a toothpick in the center to check for doneness.
  4. It may require a couple minutes longer baking time for because of the extra moisture produced by the milk.
  5. While the cake is cooling, make the icing, mix powdered sugar, lemon juice, oil and with a mixer until smooth. Add one more tablespoon of water if consistency isn't saucy.
  6. Pour a THIN layer on top of the cake when just a little cooled.