This is a vintage recipe that has been around since my earliest memory in the 1970s and I was around 11 years old when we made this cake together.
If you're looking for the first simple and easy recipe to teach a young child how to bake, this doctored lemon lime cake mix recipe will make a wonderful memory.
Mom's favorite cake flavor was lemon and this soon became mine with the moistest texture and crumb I ever have had in an easy doctored cake mix cake.
Scroll down to our printable recipe card for this super easy lemon-lime soda vintage cake recipe, hit print to avoid ads.
Why Make This Vintage 1970s Lemon-Lime Pound Cake?
Give this one a try for the moistest easiest doctored cake mix cake:
- Vintage cake brings back a wonderful memory from the 1970s and is easy for busy lifestyles.
- This cake is super moist full of lemon flavor and great plain or served with fruits and whipped cream.
- Lemon lime doctored bundt cake is delicious any time of the day as a snack cake just dusted with powdered sugar
- This cake can be changed with any flavor extracts from lemon to orange or another alternative flavoring you like for this cake
- Selling your house? This is what you want to smell when you walk in that door with that freshly baked lemon cake will have the best aroma
- This cake freezes well and can be made in cupcake pans for individual serving
- The cake stays moist and tastes great without a glaze
- The cake served as a dessert can be topped with ice cream and pureed fresh fruits for a gourmet yet easy dessert in minutes
- Doctored cake mixes are the quickest dessert cakes and are perfect for gift-giving
- This vintage cake mix recipe can be made quickly at a moment's notice when an unexpected company arrives. The recipe is in the printable card at the bottom of this post if you would like to avoid the ads we use to provide you free recipes.
Easy Step-by-Step Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a bundt pan.
- Add the cake mix with instant pudding and combine evenly.
- Stir in the eggs and zest if using
- Stir in the lemon-lime soda to the batter
- Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan
- Bake at 350 degrees for around 55 minutes
- Use a toothpick to ensure the cake is completed baking in the thickest part
- The full recipe with measurements and steps is in the recipe card just hit print if you don't want to read the rest of this article and do not want ad intrusions
Shopping List for Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake
- yellow or lemon cake mix
- lemon-lime soda any flavor
- instant lemon pudding
- eggs
- oil
- fresh lemon juice
- fresh lemon zest
- salt
- Glaze:
- lemon icing
- powdered sugar
- water or milk
- lemon juice
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Tips for Old Fashioned Lemon Lime Soda Cake
- always preheat the oven
- ensure you heavily grease the bundt pan
- this cake can be served plain, with fresh fruits, a dusting of powdered sugar, or our glaze recipe
- change this to orange with orange zest or add other flavorings with orange soda
- add club soda and then chocolate chips to a vanilla pound cake using just vanilla beans and vanilla extract
- add toasted almonds or other chopped nuts you prefer
- other size pans can be used however you need to adjust baking times
- you can make this recipe in cupcake tins with paper liners
- cool them for at least 10 minutes before flipping
- use a cake tester or toothpick to ensure baking is completed in the center
- store cake in the freezer for up to 6 months if not eating within 4 days
- Note: any brand of lemon-lime soda can be used
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Vintage Lemon-Lime Soda 1970s Easy Cake Mix Recipe
This cake is super moist and bursting with lemon flavor in every slice.
Doctored cake mix lemon lime cake is perfect for dressing up to be an awesome dessert when hosting a dinner party with fruits and whipped cream for a showstopper easy dessert.
This cake can also be used broken up and layered with pudding and whipped cream in a large trifle bowl to feed a large crowd garnished with fresh red raspberries!
Yield: 15
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Vintage Lemon Lime Soda Cake
A vintage moist lemon cake made with, instant pudding, lemon-lime soda, and a cake mix from the 1970s.
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 55 Min
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow, lemon, or white cake mix (15.25 ounce box)
- 1 small box of instant lemon pudding mix
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup lemon-lime soda any brand
- Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon water or milk
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Optional: 1 tablespoon lemon freshly grated lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and heavily grease a bundt pan.
- Note: you can use another pan but the cooking time will vary. Use the toothpick method to check that the thickest part of the cake is done baking.
- Pour the cake mix and box of instant pudding mix into a large mixing bowl
- Beat in the eggs, then add the vegetable oil.
- Stir in the lemon-lime soda and stir to combine evenly.
- Pour the batter into the prepared greased bundt pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
- Cool and invert onto a serving dish.
- Mix the glaze in a small bowl and pour over the top of the cake.
Notes
Tips for Old Fashioned Lemon Lime Soda Cake
- always preheat the oven
- ensure you heavily grease the bundt pan
- this cake can be served plain, with fresh fruits, a dusting of powdered sugar or our glaze recipe
- change this to orange with orange zest or add other flavorings with orange soda
- add club soda and then chocolate chips to a vanilla pound cake using just vanilla beans and vanilla extract
- add toasted almonds or other chopped nuts you prefer
- other size pans can be used however you need to adjust baking times
- you can make this recipe in cupcake tins with paper liners
- cool them for at least 10 minutes before flipping
- use a cake tester or toothpick to ensure baking is completed in the center
- store cake in the freezer for up to 6 months if not eating within 4 days
- Note: any brand lemon-lime soda can be used
Why Make This Vintage 1970s Lemon-Lime Pound Cake?
Give this one a try for the moistest easiest doctored cake mix cake:
- Vintage cake brings back a wonderful memory from the 1970s and is easy for busy lifestyles.
- This cake is super moist full of lemon flavor and great plain or served with fruits and whipped cream.
- Lemon lime doctored bundt cake is delicious any time of the day as a snack cake just dusted with powdered sugar
- This cake can be changed with any flavor extracts from lemon to orange or another alternative flavoring you like for this cake
- Selling your house? This is what you want to smell when you walk in that door with that freshly baked lemon cake will have the best aroma
- This cake freezes well and can be made in cupcake pans for individual serving
- The cake stays moist and tastes great without a glaze
- The cake served as a dessert can be topped with ice cream and pureed fresh fruits for a gourmet yet easy dessert in minutes
- Doctored cake mixes are the quickest dessert cakes and are perfect for gift-giving
Nutrition Facts
Calories
275.42Fat (grams)
13.44 gSat. Fat (grams)
2.75 gCarbs (grams)
36.31 gFiber (grams)
0.42 gNet carbs
35.89 gSugar (grams)
22.42 gProtein (grams)
3.11 gSodium (milligrams)
260.84 mgCholesterol (grams)
49.6 mgThe default measuring system for this website is US Customary. Unit conversions are provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. While we strive to provide accurate unit conversions, please be aware that there may be some discrepancies.
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