Prep Time50 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time1 hr 20 mins
¾ cup butter
3 eggs
1 tsp xanthan gum
2 ½ tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ¼ cups sugar
3.40 oz pkg. lemon instant pudding mix
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp lemon juice
1 ¼ cups milk
Icing
4 cups confectioners' sugar
½ cup butter
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp milk
1Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 9x13 cake pan.
2Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Combine flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
3Using a mixer, cream butter, sugar, and dry pudding mix for 2 to 3 minutes on high speed.
4Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla. Alternately add flour mix and milk, ending with flour. Pour into prepared pan.
5Bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
6While the cake is baking, combine all the icing ingredients and mix well.
7As soon as you pull the cake out from the oven, poke holes all over the top of the cake with a fork. Immediately ice the cake (while it is still warm) so the icing melts and turns into a glaze.
8Cool completely. Serve with whipped cream.
Ingredients
¾ cup butter
3 eggs
1 tsp xanthan gum
2 ½ tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ¼ cups sugar
3.40 oz pkg. lemon instant pudding mix
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp lemon juice
1 ¼ cups milk
Icing
4 cups confectioners' sugar
½ cup butter
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp milk
Directions
1Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 9x13 cake pan.
2Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Combine flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
3Using a mixer, cream butter, sugar, and dry pudding mix for 2 to 3 minutes on high speed.
4Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla. Alternately add flour mix and milk, ending with flour. Pour into prepared pan.
5Bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
6While the cake is baking, combine all the icing ingredients and mix well.
7As soon as you pull the cake out from the oven, poke holes all over the top of the cake with a fork. Immediately ice the cake (while it is still warm) so the icing melts and turns into a glaze.
8Cool completely. Serve with whipped cream.