Limoncello Gateau

Ingredients

1 lemon cake mix

1 {3 oz} box of instant lemon pudding

4 large eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup lemon juice {I use fresh}

1/2 cup Limoncello

1 lemon zested, using the entire lemon.

1 cup of pecan halves or toasted almonds

Glaze

1 stick butter {melted}

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup limoncello

Cake Directions

*Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

*Grease and flour traditional bundt pan.

sprinkling pecans or almonds evenly into bottom.

*In mixing bowl, add, lemon cake mix, lemon pudding.

 4 eggs,, oil, lemon juice.

Limoncello and zest of lemon.

*Mix well, for 3-5 min.

*Pour into prepared bundt pan.

*Bake for 45-55 min or till toothpick comes  out clean.

*Remove from oven and leave in pan while you make the glaze.

*Make glaze: Melt Butter in large sauce pan.

Add sugar, 1/4 cup of water.

*Boil  on high for 3-5 min till spoon is coated.

*Remove from burner and add 1/2 cup Limoncello.

*Sitr  well.

*Using a wooden skewer or chop stick, poke many holes in cake.

*take glaze and slowly spoon over cake, letting it absorb into cake.

*Use all of the glaze.

*Allow the the cake to sit in pan for about 20 min, then turn out onto a plate.

*Cool completely.

Awhile ago, I had a piece of  Limoncello layer cake

at a local restaurant. {it had amazing frosting}

It was very good but I wanted a version

that was not so fussy.

Using an old fashioned rum cake recipe to base it on,

here is my version of  a Limoncello  bundt cake.

Please enjoy, let me know how you liked it,

and

till next time.

Valentine