Ingredients
Cake:
1 pkg. Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe yellow cake mix
1 (8 oz.) pkg. brick-style FFcream cheese, softened
3/4 C water
2 lge eggs
2 egg whites
2 T grated lemon zest
2 T fresh lemon juice
1 T poppy seeds
Glaze:
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
3 to 4 tsp fresh lemon juice
To prepare the glaze
stir together the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice in a medium bowl until the mixture forms a smooth, thick glaze. Spoon over the top of the cooled cake, letting it drip down the sides.
To prepare the cake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Spray a 10-inch tube cake pan OR bundt cake pan with non-stick cooking spray. With an electric mixer on low speed, beat the cake mix, cream cheese, water, eggs, egg whites, lemon zest, lemon juice, and poppy seeds in a large bowl until moistened, about 30 seconds. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes.
Pour the batter into the pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack 20 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool completely on the rack.
