Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes

Name: Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, (150 g); 3/4 cup granulated sugar, (144 g); 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp lemon zest; 1/4 tsp salt; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 1/3 cup canola oil; 3 tbsp buttermilk; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 cup icing sugar, (200 g); 2-3 tbsp lemon juice; 1 or 2 drops pink or red liquid food colouring, (optional); 1/2 tsp lemon thyme, leaves (optional)

Prep Time15 min
Total Time2 h 15 min
Makes6 servings

Three mini lemon bundt cakes on pink plates with a floral background

Photo, Erik Putz.

Everyone gets their own cake! These pretty, citrus-infused treats taste as sweet and fresh as the new season.

Cake

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, (150 g)
3/4 cup granulated sugar, (144 g)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp lemon zest
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup canola oil
3 tbsp buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp lemon juice

Glaze

1 cup icing sugar, (200 g)
2-3 tbsp lemon juice
1 or 2 drops pink or red liquid food colouring, (optional)
1/2 tsp lemon thyme, leaves (optional)

Instructions

Position rack in centre of oven and preheat to 350F. Spray a 6-mould mini bundt pan with non-stick flour-based baking spray.
Cake: Stir flour with granulated sugar, baking powder, lemon zest and salt in a medium bowl.
Whisk eggs with oil, buttermilk and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in lemon juice. Divide batter evenly between bundt moulds.
Bake until tops are golden and a cake tester inserted in centre of cakes comes out clean, 30 to 32 min. Transfer to a rack and cool completely, about 1 hr.
Invert pan to release cooled cakes onto rack. Set the rack over a baking sheet.
Glaze: Stir icing sugar with 2 tbsp lemon juice, food colouring and lemon thyme leaves until smooth. Stir in remaining lemon juice, 1 tsp at a time, until it forms a thick but drizzly consistency (you may not need all of the lemon juice). Drizzle over bundt cakes. Sprinkle with more lemon zest and lemon thyme leaves, if desired. Let stand until glaze is firm, about 30 min.

Kitchen tip

Using a non-stick flour-based baking spray, such as Pam, is essential to ensure the cakes release easily from the smaller, sharper crevices in the pan.

Want more cake? Here are more of our most-requested recipes, including Classic Vanilla Cake and Double-Chocolate Espresso Cake.

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