Slow Cooker Lemon Spoon Cake is a delicious cake that is meant to be served warm!
Warm Lemon Cake with ice cream anyone? Yes please! I made this Slow Cooker Lemon Spoon cake with a yellow cake mix, but I added a ton of lemon flavor with lemon juice, and zest. Why make this lemon cake in the slow cooker you ask, and not your oven? Well, because I’ve never had a cake turn out so moist, it was almost heaven like.
I had planned to call this recipe Lemon Dump Cake (doesn’t this cake look like a dump cake?). I guess you can’t call a recipe a dump cake if you stir it. So Lemon Spoon Cake it was!
This Lemon Spoon Cake recipe is great for company, just prepare and start the cake before guests arrive, and add lemon glaze right before serving.
Here is the batter before slow cooking:
Put that batter into a greased oval slow cooker:
After cooking on high for 2 hours and adding the glaze on top:
You can see how to make this cake on my YouTube video below. You can follow me on YouTube here.
- 15.25 ounce yellow cake mix (I used pillsbury)
- ½ cup lemon juice (plus 2 tablespoons for glaze below)
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup melted butter (1 stick)
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest (packed)
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- Glaze-
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 cup powdered sugar
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- About 4 lemons total for whole recipe
- 4-quart oval or larger (oval)
- In a large bowl, add cake mix, lemon juice, water, melted butter, eggs, and lemon zest, mix with a spoon until combined. Don't over mix, some lumps are fine.
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray
- Pour batter in slow cooker, and smooth the batter down evenly
- Cook on high for 2 hours. The cake should be firm in the middle.
- Mix Glaze ingredients in a small bowl with a whisk.
- Pour over lemon cake
- Scoop into bowls, and serve with vanilla ice cream
Barbara Ankeney says
August 5, 2013 at 11:23 amYou should allow a PDF format for saving to personal files…was disappointed that it wasn’t available…I do not own a printer…
EJ says
August 9, 2013 at 6:10 amTo Barbara,
If you don’t have a printer and want PDF format, download CutePDF writer from the internet. It is free software which allows you to “print’ to a PDF format. I use it all the time. Hope this helps.
JanB says
February 8, 2014 at 9:26 pmThank you for this recipe! I have some wonderful fresh local lemons and was looking for a great recipe. I’ll try this tomorrow. It sounds wonderful and I love that it uses lemon juice & zest. Thank you again!
dianeroark says
February 22, 2014 at 12:55 pmYou combined my favorite two things, Lemon desserts and slow cookers. Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes. I pinned it.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
Jamie @ Coffee With Us 3 says
February 27, 2014 at 5:12 pmWhat a great recipe! I just love lemon! Pinning.
Thanks for sharing at Saturday Dishes- hope to see you back this weekend for some Asian Recipes!
Grandma Kc says
December 14, 2014 at 5:38 pmI’ve never baked a cake in my slow cooker but you make that one sound so good and I love lemon!
pam says
August 14, 2015 at 3:21 pmwhat temp. and how long would you bake if since I don’t have a slow cooker
Sarah Olson says
August 14, 2015 at 5:37 pmI used the same liquid measurements as the box called for, so try cooking it for what the box says for the size of pan you are using, that should work great.
lindygsherrod says
September 1, 2015 at 3:41 pmOk, you had me with the word LEMON, but then you reached out and grabbed me with “in the CrockPot. Bless your heart, I love you!!! Lemony and easy, lordy mercy!!!
Sister From the South,
LindY G
Rhonda Spannenberg says
December 20, 2016 at 5:08 amCan I use Lemon Cake mix?
Suzanne says
December 26, 2016 at 10:29 amIm making this as we text and i an using lemon cake mix. I assume cook with lid on? First time using crock for dessert.
Sarah Olson says
December 26, 2016 at 10:34 amYes with the lid on 🙂
DIANE says
January 27, 2017 at 3:54 pmCan i double this recipe? If so, should I cook for two hours or longer?
Sarah Olson says
January 27, 2017 at 5:11 pmHi Diane. I’ve never tried, but I’m pretty sure it would burn on the edges far before it is done in the center.
mhdwileski says
June 22, 2017 at 5:16 pmWould the recipe change at all if you added blueberries?
Sarah Olson says
June 23, 2017 at 5:59 amI think adding blueberries would be fine!
Janella says
November 14, 2017 at 6:57 amI want to make this doubled the batch what how long should I cook it for
Sarah Olson says
November 14, 2017 at 9:11 amI don’t know if the center will get done in time before the edges burn with a double batch. I apologize I have not tried.
Bernadette deGonzague says
March 23, 2019 at 4:41 amMy slow cooker is round,how would you suggest adjusting cook time.
Sarah Olson says
March 25, 2019 at 8:43 amHi, Bernadette. I’m unsure how the center would cook with the slow cooker being round. It would have to be tested out.