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Limoncello Coconut Bundt Cake, sliced.
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Limoncello Coconut Bundt Cake

This decadent Limoncello Coconut Bundt Cake is so rich, moist, and flavorful. Nobody would guess that it starts with a mix!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Additional Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15 servings

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 1 Box White Cake Mix We used Duncan Hines Classic White Perfectly Moist
  • 1 Small Package 3.4 oz/96g Instant Lemon Pudding (Don't prepare the pudding)
  • ½ cup All Purpose Flour (60g)
  • ½ cup White Sugar (100g)
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup Vegetable Oil (we use Canola oil) (108g)
  • ½ cup Limoncello (121g)
  • 1 cup Sour Cream (227g)
  • ½ cup Milk (We use whole or 2% fat)
  • Juice and Zest from one Lemon (Approx. ¼ cup lemon juice)
  • 2 Teaspoons Lemon Extract (8g)
  • 1 Tablespoon Coconut Extract (12g)
  • ¾ cup Sweetened, Flaked Coconut (We use Bakers brand)

For the Glaze

  • 1 cup White Sugar (200g)
  • 1 stick Unsalted butter (113g)
  • 3 Tablespoons Water (44g)
  • cup Limoncello (75g)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
  • Grease and flour a 10 or 12 cup bundt pan.
  • Zest and Squeeze the juice from one lemon. (We used ¼ cup juice- if you have less, make up the difference with a bit of water). Set aside.
  • Sift the cake mix into your mixing bowl. Add the flour, lemon pudding mix, and sugar and combine.
  • Add all of the other ingredients to the bowl (except for the flaked coconut): zest and juice of one lemon, vegetable oil, sour cream, our eggs, Limoncello, lemon extract, coconut extract, and milk.
  • Mix at low speed for about ten seconds to incorporate before increasing to medium speed for two minutes.
  • Gently stir in the coconut. Scoop the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer or toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached.
  • During the last 15 minutes of baking, make the glaze.

Glaze Instructions

  • In a saucepan, stir the glaze ingredients (sugar, butter, water, limoncello) over low heat until butter has melted. Raise the heat to medium heat, stirring constantly until it begins to boil. (Be careful-It may boil over if you are not stirring.) Boil for 3 minutes and remove from heat.
  • Pull the bundt cake out of the oven and place on a cooling rack. Pour the warm glaze over the cake (still in pan) and let it sit for 15 minutes to absorb. *We reserved about ¼ cup for later.
  • After 15 minutes has passed, when the glaze has been absorbed, place your cake plate/pedestal upside down against the cake pan and then flip it all as one so that the cake plate is now right side up with the inverted pan on top. Remove the can pan to reveal the cake. If you reserved any of the glaze you can use a pastry brush to brush over any missed areas as needed.
  • Serve the cake just as it is, or you can sprinkle the top with a bit of coconut and lemon zest.
  • This cake is fine to sit at room temperature for 2-3 days under a cake dome or in an airtight container. It is such a great cake, we especially love it when it is still warm!

Notes

The recommended bundt pan size is a 10 or 12 cup pan.
If you are using a smaller pan than this, the general rule of thumb is not to fill your pan more than ⅔ full or you will run the risk of it overflowing as it bakes.
**This is not a particularly tall bundt cake, it is more compact, likely because of the poured glaze. This is true with many of our glazed cakes and rum cakes. It is perfectly moist and rich and flavor is divine!