Just when you thought you had a reprieve from all the Nana last week, here I come again, with another Nana recipe, and yes, another one with packaged convenience food products.
I would like to publicly apologize for all of the packaged food products.
Nana has just asked Boppa if he'd like some lemon cake. He's thinking it over.
But let’s be real. In the 50′s and 60′s, packaged food products were seen as an improvement for housewives and working mothers. And in some instances, they are ok products. Like cake mixes. I use them fairly often. And Jell-O. I don’t really make Jell-O that often, but could you imagine making it from scratch?
I swear, next week I will use no processed food products.
And this cake was really good. I got a lot of compliments on it, even from non-relatives who have to be nice to me.
Yellow!
It was a cinch to put together, and the unnatural yellow color will keep you on your toes!
Stabbing the cake. For the better absorbtion of glaze. Delicious, delicious glaze.
The glaze is super-lemony and you lend the cake a helping hand by poking a hundred holes in it with a skewer. The glaze really soaks in and becomes one with the cake.
Cake, glazed.
I made this cake on Sunday. By Monday, it was gone. Can you see how moist it is?
Actually, I hate the word moist.
This is quite good for tomorrow's breakfast.
I encourage anyone to try this one out. You could practically make it with your eyes closed. It’s a delicious little lemony cake!
This cake was a hit with all of the cake-eaters.
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Nana’s Lemon Cake
1 box yellow cake mix
1 small box lemon Jell-O
3/4 cup Sprite or 7-Up
4 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
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Preheat oven to 350*.
Mix together all ingredients well. Pour into a greased 9 x 15 Pyrex pan. Bake for 35 minutes.
Remove from oven and pierce all over with a fork or skewer. Pour glaze over the top and spread out with a spatula if necessary.
Glaze:
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tsp. lemon zest
2 cups powdered sugar
DO NOT REFRIGERATE
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yum
And i love that picture!
I hate the word moist too!
Love Nana Recipe Wednesdays! And lemon cake too… A college roommate made a variation on this that called for lemon pudding mix instead of the lemon jello.
That looks AMAZING!!! I absolutely LOVE lemon cake and that looks AWESOME!!!