Golden Sunshine Cake

Today the sun came out, and thank goodness. I still haven't gotten used to the fact that around here clouds can be dark for days without raining, or stormy from a blue sky. Being that today is Sunday, the perfect day to cook, it was time to bake something to make someone smile. (One never knows where or when, in an unpredictable day, a bit of oven goodness will be appreciated.) SO off I went, needing to use a few eggs, and some leftover orange juice a new recipe was born.
Sunny Citrus Cake
1 boxed yellow cake mix 18 oz.
3 eggs well beaten
1 t. vanilla
1 carton lemon yogurt 6 oz
1 1/4 c orange juice
1/2 t nutmeg ( I grated it on my micro-plane)
and if you have it on hand add some fresh citrus zest. If not, the cake still receives a 4 smile rating at the potluck we ended up attending in between church meetings.

1.Preheat the oven to 350 F and coat a 10 in bundt pan with cooking spray and flour.
2. Dump the cake mix in a medium bowl and whisk until most of the clumps are very small or non-existent. ( This allows minimal beating once you incorporate the wet ingredients, adn allows the quick bread method of mixing without hazard from the cake mix.)
3. Quickly beat all wet ingredients in a separate bowl and add nutmeg.
4. Pour wet ingredients into well in dry and mix with whisk or spatula just until there are no patches of dry mix. Don't beat, this was meant to be a quick easy recipe to turn heads not a show stopping centerpiece for your next dinner party.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and place in oven for 45-50 min or until top springs back and toothpick comes out clean when pushed into the center.

PS. One crazy note from a mistake I made in the past. Don't try to put a bundt pan on a cookie sheet to facilitate removal from the oven. It negates the effect of the center surface and makes cooking time much longer with a over browned surface.

Remove from oven, cool for 10 min, then glaze ligthly with 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1T lemon juice, and enough water to give you a drizzling consistency.

This glaze gives just the right touch. For those watching your cholesterol I am sure eggs substitue would work great, and you don't have to worry about coming home with leftovers with this cake, even a crowd of full bellies ask for a slice for later to savor at home.
Keep Smiling,
Ms. Brownie