Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes

6 people
47 min

is a zesty and vibrant mini bundt cakes recipe that is a delectable Spring treat! Made with sugar, flour, lemon, and eggs, this is one easy bundt cake recipe you'll come back to! Think of it like a mini lemon pound cake recipe in bundt cake form. This is the best mini lemon bundt cake recipe!

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Lemon mini bundt cakes are the perfect dessert recipe to make year-round, but it's especially delightful for Easter, Mother's Day, and even Memorial Day! This cake recipe is lovely for celebrating weddings and baby showers too. Want other dessert recipes? Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake is another winner. Chocolate Orange Ice Cream is a delicious, summer treat. Gluten Free Lemon Bars is an easy lemon recipe. If you're looking for a savory lemon recipe, try my Creamy Lemon Pasta With Chicken for a coffee treat, try my Grapefruit Cold Brew iced coffee recipe.


🍋 Ingredients For Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes Recipe
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What you'll need For lemon mini bundt cake recipe


  • Butter
  • Flour
  • Sugar
  • Eggs
  • Lemon Juice
  • Lemon Zest
  • Mini Bundt Cake Pans
  • Powdered sugar for the lemon glaze

Thats it! This lemon bundt cake recipe couldn't be easier to make!

You can get mini bundt pans here.

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🍋 Instructions For Mini Bundt Cake Recipes Lemon


This is the easiest bundt cake recipe on the internet.

Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease the mini bundt cake pan with the softened butter. You can use cooking spray too, but butter works much better.

Bring butter to room temperature and grease the bundt cake pan.

The mini bundt cake pan should look like this when you are done greasing it.

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Step 2: Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.

Beat the butter and sugar until it's well combined and a nice pale color

Step 3: Add eggs one at a time, alternating with flour, allowing each egg and portion of flour to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Stir lemon juice and zest into flour mixture until cake batter is just combined.

creamy lemon bundt cake batter ready to be baked!

Step 4: Pour prepared lemon cake batter into greased mini bundt cakes pan.


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Step 5: Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let the bundt cake pan cool for at-least 15 minutes before removing from pan.

Let the bundt cakes cool in the pan.

Step 6: Prepare a wire rack. After the bundt cakes cool completely, flip the bundt cake pan over and give it a tap with a wooden spoon. The mini bundt cakes should easily come out. If you are having trouble with this step, see my FAQ section below.

Let the lemon cakes cool some before adding the lemon glaze frosting.

Step 7: While the lemon cakes continue to cool to room temperature, let's make our lemon glaze. In a stand mixer, add lemon juice and powdered sugar and mix on the low setting until a frosting glaze forms.

This is the best lemon glaze!

Step 8: Add fresh lemon zest and whisk together.

The easiest sweetest lemon glaze lemon frosting

Step 9: Once the mini lemon bundt cakes have completely cooled, you can now frost your cakes. Drizzle the lemon glaze over the cakes on with a spoon and top with more lemon zest. Serve with coffee or tea and enjoy!

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🍋 FAQ's For About This Moist Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe


How Long Do Mini Bundt Cakes Last?


  • You can store mini bundt cakes in a glass, airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to three days. No need to refrigerate them!

How long should a bundt cake cool before you apply a glaze to it?


  • I cannot stress this enough, the more time the lemon bundt cakes cool, the better. At least 15 minutes.
  • I recommend even longer for a smooth transition when removing the bundt cakes from the bundt cake pan.

Do I need baking soda or baking powder for this recipe?


  • Nope! The cakes will rise without it
Look at how moist these mini cakes turned out!

How To get a cake out of a bundt pan?


  • Grease your bundt pan properly before cooking the mini cakes.
  • Cool before flipping.
  • Cake Not Coming Out? Give it a Bang
  • If the cake doesn’t immediately come out of the pan after turning it over, Just give it a healthy bang.
  • Lay a dishtowel on your countertop and (gently) bang the edges of your pan. This can help loosen up the cake from the sides of the pan.
  • If all else fails, let gravity do it's job.
  • Flip the cake pan over and eventually those mini cakes will come out.

how long to bake mini bundt cakes?


  • 45-55 minutes, depending on your oven

Remember, baking should be fun, not stressful. These are the best mini cakes!

Serve this lemon cake recipe with a cup of hot coffee or tea for an afternoon treat!
🍋 Substitutions For Small Lemon Cake Recipe


Add in blueberries for a fun lemon blueberry twist!

Raspberries make a great addition too!


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  • 6  people
  • Prep time: 5 Minutes Cook time: 42 Minutes Total time: 47 min
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Ingredients
Mini Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 large lemon, zested
Lemon Glaze
  • 1 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 large lemon, zested
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease the mini bundt cake pan with the softened butter. You can use cooking spray too, but butter works much better.
Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.
Add eggs one at a time, alternating with flour, allowing each egg and portion of flour to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Stir lemon juice and zest into flour mixture until cake batter is just combined.
Pour prepared lemon cake batter into greased mini bundt cakes pan.
Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let the bundt cake pan cool for at-least 15 minutes before removing from pan.
Prepare a wire rack. After the bundt cakes cool completely, flip the bundt cake pan over and give it a tap with a wooden spoon. The mini bundt cakes should easily come out. If you are having trouble with this step, see my FAQ section below.
Lemon Glaze
While the lemon cakes continue to cool to room temperature, let's make our lemon glaze. In a stand mixer, add lemon juice and powdered sugar and mix on the low setting until a frosting glaze forms.
Add fresh lemon zest and whisk together.
Once the mini lemon bundt cakes have completely cooled, you can now frost your cakes. Drizzle the lemon glaze over the cakes on with a spoon and top with more lemon zest. Serve with coffee or tea and enjoy!
Tips
  • How Long Do Mini Bundt Cakes Last?
  • You can store mini bundt cakes in a glass, airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to three days. No need to refrigerate them!
  • How long should a bundt cake cool before you apply a glaze to it?
  • I cannot stress this enough, the more time the lemon bundt cakes cool, the better. At least 15 minutes.
  • I recommend even longer for a smooth transition when removing the bundt cakes from the bundt cake pan.
  • Do I need baking soda or baking powder for this recipe?
  • Nope! The cakes will rise without it
  • How To get a cake out of a bundt pan?
  • Grease your bundt pan properly before cooking the mini cakes.
  • Cool before flipping.
  • Cake Not Coming Out? Give it a Bang
  • If the cake doesn’t immediately come out of the pan after turning it over, Just give it a healthy bang.
  • Lay a dishtowel on your countertop and (gently) bang the edges of your pan. This can help loosen up the cake from the sides of the pan.
  • If all else fails, let gravity do it's job.
  • Flip the cake pan over and eventually those mini cakes will come out.
  • how long to bake mini bundt cakes?
  • 45-55 minutes, depending on your oven
  • Remember, baking should be fun, not stressful. These are the best mini cakes!
  • Add in blueberries for a fun lemon blueberry twist!
  • Raspberries make a great addition too!
  • All images and text © Genevieve Jerome / Fitty Foodlicious 2023
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  • Von Von on May 03, 2023

    I didn't see how much flour is needed and what type being plain flour or self raising flour, if it is staring me in the eye, my apologies 🇦🇺

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