Lemon Poppyseed Cake

I can't believe I haven't posted this recipe yet. This has been a family favorite for years! It's so delicious! I hope you enjoy it!

What you need:

1 box of Yellow cake mix

3/4 of a package of the large Instant Vanilla Pudding

4 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup water

1 tsp. rum flavoring

1/2 cup melted butter

1/4 cup poppyseeds

Grease a bundt pan. Mix cake mix and pudding together first and then add the rest of the ingredients. Mix until well blended. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Glaze:

1/2 tsp. milk

1 tbs. melted butter

Juice of 1/2 a lemon (you can use lemon juice, just follow instructions on how much you need for half a lemon)

1 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Mix all ingredients together. Drizzle over cake after it's cooled for about 10 minutes.

Lemon Bars

This is a family favorite!

What you need:

Crust

2 cups flour

1/2 cup powdered sugar

2 sticks or 1 cup butter (softened)

Whip softened butter and then add powdered sugar and flour. Mix thoroughly, like a pie dough. Pat into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until slightly brown around the edges.

Filling (meanwhile mix)

2 cups sugar

4 beaten eggs

juice of two lemons or 4-6 tablespoons lemon juice, depending on how lemony you like

4 tablespoons flour

Pinch of salt

After crust is baked, pour filling mixture over the crust and bake for 20 minutes more, at 350 degrees. Let cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar!

Lemon Poppyseed Bread

What you need:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

6 tablespoons butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

Grated peel and juice of 1 Lemon (or 4 tablespoons Lemon Juice)

1/4 cup poppyseeds

1/2 cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-by-5 inch loaf pan.

Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder. In a large bowl, cream butter. Add sugar and eggs and mix until light and fluffy. Add milk alternately with the flour mixture, starting and ending with the flour mixture; mix well. Add grated lemon or 4 tablespoons of lemon juice and poppyseeds.

Pour batter mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for about 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for about 5 minutes.

Mix together 3 tablespoons lemon juice and powdered sugar to make a glaze. Remove the bread from the pan. Pour the glaze over the warm bread (poking holes in the bread first so that the bread absorbs more of the glaze).