Favorite Apricot Nectar Cake

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 42 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 ounce) package lemon gelatin
• 3/4 cup canned apricot nectar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated lemon zest
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons canned apricot nectar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325. lightly mist a 12 cup bundt pan with vegetable oil spray, dust with flour. shake out excess flour.
• 2 place cake mix, gelatin, apricot nectar, oil, lemon zest, and eggs in mixing bowl. blend with mixer on low speed for 1 minute. stop machine and scrape down sides of bowl. increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 to 3 minutes more, scraping down sides of bowl again, if needed. the batter should look thick and smooth. pour batter into prepared pan. place pan in oven.
• 3 bake cake until it is light brown and springs back when lightly pressed with your finger, 40-42 minutes. remove pan from oven and place on wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
• 4 prepare glaze. combine confectioners sugar, lemon juice, and apricot nectar in small saucepan and heat over medium-low heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 5 run a long, sharp knife around the edge of the cake and invert it onto a platter. while the cake is still warm, poke holes in the top with a toothpick or wooden skewer. spoon glaze onto cake so that it seeps down into the holes. let the cake cool before slicing.