Every Easter, my grandma made her "famous" lemon cake. It's comprised mostly of premade mixes and it's incredibly delicious. Fred couldn't stop himself from going back for more and more.
My grandma passed away earlier this year after having lived a long, accomplished life that included 5 children, 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. I would make some sort of metaphoric comparison between Grandma and the cake, using words like "uncomplicated" and "tart and sweet at the same time", but I'd rather not make her roll her eyes in heaven.
This Easter, my mom made the cake. This is what I love about family favorites. Grandma Scally may not have been physically present this Easter, but she was still at our table.
Agnes Rohe Scally's Lemon Cake
For Cake
1 Box of Lemon Cake Mix
1 Box of Instant Lemon Pudding
For Glaze
1 cup of confectioner's sugar
1 TBL milk
1 lemon, juiced
EQUIPMENT: 1 bundt cake pan, wire cooling rack
Directions
Make cake according to package directions for a bundt cake, mixing in the box of lemon pudding. Pour into a bundt pan. Once it's done baking and completely cooled, make the glaze. Simply mix the glaze ingredients together and drizzle over cake.
4 comments:
Great cake. It was also my grandma's "secret" lemon cake. I got the recipe when she passed away and was shocked at how easy it is to make :)
I know what you mean, Penny. I thought I'd be grating lemons and mixing for hours!
That's a sweet story! My grandfather canned lots of vegetables from his garden and after he died, we had veggies for some time. I remember when the last jar of his amazing green beans was eaten at a holiday dinner. Everyone cried and cried because it was the last link to him that we had. I love how food is so tied to our memories.
What a great post. That is what I love about cooking/baking. . . in a sense we are making a memory.
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