WW Recipe of the Day: Lemon Supreme Pound Cake
In addition to sharing lots of WW friendly recipes here on Simple Nourished Living, I also love to share family favorites, especially from my childhood. My mom has been making this lemon supreme pound cake with simple lemon icing/glaze recipe since I was a kid. She always baked hers in a bundt pan (affiliate link). If you prefer it can be made into a loaf instead.
She clipped the recipe from the side of the Duncan Hines cake mix box sometime back in the 1970's and has been making it ever since. And my mom wasn't the only one according to this enthusiastic comment...
I am so excited!!! Just found your recipe for Lemon Pound Cake that your mother made from the back of the cake box. My mother-in-law make this cake for years and since she passed some years back, no one in our family has been able to figure out how it is made or find the recipe. I will be making this tomorrow to surprise our daughters. I am sure there will be joyful tears! Looking forward to seeing future posts!! Thanks again! ~ Sue
Mom also likes to make orange supreme pound cake with the orange supreme cake mix too, but that can be more difficult to find on the grocery store shelves.
Since lemon supreme pound cake begins with a box of cake mix and pudding mix, it is super easy and turns out moist and delicious every time.
I had orange pound cake on my mind when I went to the grocery store yesterday, but quickly changed my mind to lemon upon discovering the lack of boxed orange cake mix.
This turned out to be a win for my husband, who loves lemon pound cake.
It's lemon season here in Phoenix, so I added the zest of a couple of lemons to the lemon supreme pound cake batter and the zest of another lemon into the glaze. Although, not necessary, I think it really brightened up the flavor of this quick and easy pound cake.
If you are one of those people who prefers to doctor up cake mixes, rather than starting from scratch, this lemon supreme pound cake recipe is definitely worth adding to your files.
Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme Pound Cake Ingredients
- 1 package Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme Cake Mix
- 1 package lemon instant pudding mix (4 serving size)
- ½ cup Crisco Oil
- 1 cup water
- 4 eggs
Variations
To make orange supreme pound cake, use an orange supreme cake mix, orange zest (optional) and orange juice instead of lemon juice in the glaze.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Lemon Pound Cake?
According to my calculations, each serving has 236 calories and:
9 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!
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Lemon Supreme Pound Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 package (15.25 ounces) Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Lemon Supreme Cake Mix
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) lemon or vanilla instant pudding mix
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 4 large eggs
- Finely grated zest of 1 or 2 lemons (optional)
For the Icing/Glaze
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 10" tube pan or bundt pan (affiliate link).
- In a large bowl combine all ingredients and beat with an electric mixer (affiliate link) at medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, or until center springs back when touched lightly with your fingertip. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 25 minutes, then remove the cake from pan and place it on the wire rack right side up until it cools completely. (This can also be baked in loaf pans if you prefer. You'll need 2 4x8-inch or 1 9x5-inch pan. If baked in the 2 smaller pans they should take about 30 minutes give or take to bake.)
- Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar or drizzle with lemon glaze.
To Make the Lemon Glaze:
- Blend 1 cup confectioner's sugar with 2 tablespoons of milk or lemon juice. Drizzle over the completely cooled cake.
Recipe Notes
To make orange supreme pound cake, use an orange supreme cake mix, orange zest (optional) and orange juice instead of lemon juice in the glaze. Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site. 9 *SmartPoints (Green plan) 9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan) 9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan) 7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Source: Mom and the back of the Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme Cake Mix Box
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
You might also need:
Calphalon Classic Bakeware 10-Inch Nonstick Bundt Cake Pan
Microplane Premium Zester/Grater - One of my favorite kitchen tools of all time. It makes zesting lemons and grating Parmesan a breeze. I was introduced to the microplane zester during a cooking class years ago, where I think they sold one to everyone in attendance!
More Easy Recipes That Begin with Cake Mix
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mary
Hi Martha - My mother has baked this cake for a long time as well and it is DELICIOUS! For almost 40 years. Now I make it for my family and they simply love it. However, instead of vanilla pudding mix, we've always used lemon pudding mix. I add a little more oil to make it super duper moist. I like adding the lemon zest, I've never done that before. So I tried it tonight. We'll have it tomorrow for father's day since my husband absolutely loves it! Take care and happy baking!
Sheryl Grana
Like you, I always use lemon pudding instead of vanilla pudding. And then I use lemon juice and confectioner's sugar and drizzle at all over the top. The more lemony the better! I'm making it tomorrow night for a neighborhood dinner. One of my absolute favorites. If I have the ingredients I would have made it today so I could sit under the dome all night and it really gets moist. Enjoy everyone!
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Dorothy Enerson
What has happened to the size of the Lemon supreme cake? It's smaller!! I called and the Rep said that the Pound Cake recipe is the same. Well it doesn't produce the same pound cake.
Cake baked beautifully ply. Nice and high like usual BUT it deflated --- like a soufflé .Terrible! It was my go to cake!Not now!
susan lascaro
I did not get my mother's bundt pan after she died in August, so I saw one at Kroger, half price and bought it. Do you think it will work? This pan does not look as large, but will it work? susanantoinette@yahoo.com
Martha McKinnon
Hi Susan, you will need a standard 10-inch diameter bundt pan that holds about 12 cups for this recipe. - Martha
Stephanie A
This lemon pound cake has been my husbands birthday cake choice for 44 years. He is all about tradition, and having all of his favorites in his birthday. So fried chicken livers and lemon pound cake it is. I don’t think you can go wrong with this yummy cake.
Elizabeth
This recipe use to have a make it from scratch printed card version. That's the one that I'm use to using for over 30 years. I wish I could find that recipe card again, since I have lost mines with moving the last few years.
Joan Edelstein
I'm making this cake for next week and figuring out the Smart Points. I put in the ingredients exactly as listed for 16 servings and came up with 5 Smart Points on the app. However, when I put the nutritional content in as listed, I get 8 points. Have you calculated Smart Points? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Linda
I used to make this lemon bundt cake all the time. So happy you have the original one from the box.
Problem is, the cake mix is not the same. They have decreased the amount that is in the box and the cakes do not taste the same for some reason. I have even tried to switch to a Betty Crocker. Still they are not the same.
Any idea of what the orifinal box weight was on the Duncan Heinze back in the 70’s?
Thank you.
Linda H.
Susan
Original was 18.25 oz. I just googled retro images and found it. I am like all of you and used to make this all the time the only thing I do differently is use a lemon supreme creamy Duncan Hines frosting and microwave it at 10 seconds and stir it until it becomes pourable. Just made it for my husbands birthday. The different size may be why it’s not on the side of the box anymore.
Ellis
This is the best cake I have ever made thanks to your recipe. Moist and delicious. I will be making this my go to cake from now on. All of my thanks to you for sharing this heavenly recipe.
Bertha Williams
I make this cake also I adds flour and butter to the recipe it makes the cake taste homemade .
Kandy
I don’t have an instant pudding, can I use a regular one?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Kandy, I've only ever used instant pudding so I really know know how a regular one would work. ~Martha
Yvonne Kemeny
My Mom baked this for many many years, always a staple in our home!
linda
how long would you bake for a 9x13 sheet cake
Pam
This cake is birthday staole in our house and has been since the 1970's. Thank you so much for posting this!!!!!!
Pat Graham
One of my all time favorites! Seems crazy to me that Duncan Hines doesn't still print recipe on box. Thanks so much for posting! Although I've baked this cake hundreds of times I like to double check ingredients!
Sandy
This cake has been a family favorite for generations. Our “Tweek” is to add a half package of unsweetened lemonade drink mix (aka Koolaid) to the cake batter. We use the remainder in the glaze in lieu of lemon juice. It is lemonlicious!!
Lee Miller
Can this recipe be made in 2 loaf pans?
Lee
Martha McKinnon
Yes, Lee this can be made in two loaf pans if you prefer. You'll want to adjust the baking time. It should take somewhere around 30 minutes depending on the size of your pans so keep an eye on it. ~Martha