Strawberry Lemonade Bundt Cake is packed with strawberries and lemon flavor. The entire cake is topped with a lemon cream cheese frosting for a luscious combination.

Strawberry lemonade bundt cake on pedestal.
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This sweet strawberry cake is so delicious and makes the perfect cake recipe for any celebration. It is bursting with lots of strawberry taste and the cake is topped with the best lemon cream cheese frosting.

It is one of my favorite Easy Strawberry Desserts to make. You might also like Easy Strawberry Lemonade Cupcake Recipe.

Why This Recipe Works

It is bursting with tons of strawberry and lemonade flavor. The combination is so refreshing taste wonderful. The recipe looks stunning in the bundt pan and taste even better.

Another favorite recipe is Blueberry Bundt Cake.

Ingredients for the Cake

  • salted butter
  • white granulated sugar
  • large eggs
  • sour cream
  • strawberry Jell-O powder
  • frozen strawberry halves


Ingredients for Frosting

  • cream cheese
  • powdered sugar
  • lemon juice
  • lemonade powder

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Recipe variations

  • Sour cream. If you don’t have sour cream, you can use plain Greek yogurt instead. They both have the same effect on the cake and do not affect the flavor.
  • Fresh Lemon Zest. Feel free to add a little lemon zest to the frosting for even more lemon flavor.
  • Strawberry Glaze. If you prefer more strawberry flavor, a strawberry glaze can be substituted for the lemon glaze.

How to make strawberry lemonade bundt cake

Step 1. Preheat the oven. It should be set to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.

Step 2. Cream the ½ cup – salt butter and sugar with a hand mixer until smooth in a medium bowl. You can also use a stand mixer.

Eggs in bowl with sour cream and milk.

Step 3. Next, add the eggs, milk, and sour cream and mix until well combined.

Gelatin powder added to flour mixture.

Step 4. Use the electric mixer on low speed to whisk the baking soda, baking powder, Jell-O powder, and 3 cups of the flour. Continue on medium speed until no pockets of dry ingredients remain in the batter.

Strawberries added to mixture and folded in.

Step 5. Next, add the strawberries into the flour mixture. Toss the strawberries in the remaining flour and gently fold them into the cake batter until they are evenly distributed.

Mixture in pan ready to bake.

Step 6. Dust a 10-inch Bundt pan in butter and flour. Then pour the batter into the prepared pan evenly. Bake the cake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick or skewer inserted comes out clean.

Cake baked in pan.

Step 7. Allow the cake to cool in the bundt cake pan for at least 20 minutes on a wire rack while you prepare the frosting.

How to make lemon glaze

  • Step 1. In a medium sized bowl, use an electric hand mixer to whip the cream cheese until smooth.
  • Step 2. Once the cream cheese has been whipped, add the powdered sugar, 2 teaspoon lemon juice, and lemonade powder, and mix again until smooth. You can add a tablespoon lemon juice for even more lemon flavor.
  • Step 3. Remove the cake from the pan, cool completely and top with frosting. Pour over to make a design if desired. Then cut the strawberry lemonade cake into slices.

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Pro Tips

  • Flavor. Adding strawberry Jell-O powder really heightens the strawberry flavor in the cake and gives the cake a rich reddish pink color. Likewise, the lemonade powder gives the frosting a classic lemonade flavor and gives the frosting a slight yellow tint.
  • Fresh lemon juice. We recommend fresh lemon juice in this recipe. It is best and results in so much fresh flavor. We use this instead of lemon extract.
  • Vanilla extract. Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract if desired.
Strawberry lemonade bundt cake sliced on plate.

Fresh Strawberries Vs Frozen Strawberries

I like to use frozen strawberries since they tend to add a little bit more moisture to the cake, but you can use fresh strawberries as well. If you use fresh sliced strawberries, you will still want to toss them in a little bit of flour.

Tossing your strawberries in flour before adding them to the strawberry lemonade bundt cake recipe batter will help them distribute evenly and keep them from sinking to the bottom of the batter while the cake is baking.

How to store

You can store this cake in the fridge for up to five days in an airtight container. You can leave this cake on the counter for a few hours at room temperature. However, it will need to be put back in the fridge after that since the frosting has cream cheese in it.

Strawberry lemonade bundt cake sliced on plate.

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Strawberry Lemonade Bundt Cake

4.84 from 6 votes
Strawberry Lemonade Bundt Cake is packed with strawberries and lemon flavor. The entire cake is topped with a lemon cream cheese frosting for a luscious combination.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8
Cuisine American
Course Dessert
Calories 741

Ingredients

Ingredients (Cake):

Ingredients (Frosting):

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup lemonade powder
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to cream the butter and granulated sugar together until smooth.
  • Add the eggs, milk, and sour cream. Use your hand mixer to incorporate the ingredients until they are homogenous with the creamed butter.
  • On low speed with your hand mixer, or with a spatula, gently incorporate the baking soda, baking powder, Jell-O powder, and 3 cups of the flour until no pockets of dry ingredients remain in the cake batter.
  • Toss the strawberries in the remaining flour and gently fold them into the cake batter until they are evenly distributed.
  • Coat a 10-inch Bundt pan in butter and flour before spreading the batter into the pan evenly. Bake the cake for 50 minutes and allow the cake to cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes while you prepare the frosting.
  • In a medium sized bowl, use an electric hand mixer to whip the cream cheese until smooth. Once the cream cheese has been whipped, add the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemonade powder, and mix again until smooth.
  • Remove the cake from the pan, top with frosting, and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Tossing your strawberries in flour before adding them to the cake batter will help them distribute evenly and keep them from sinking to the bottom of the batter while the cake is baking.
I like to use frozen strawberries since they tend to add a little bit more moisture to the cake, but you can use fresh strawberries as well. If you use fresh strawberries, you will still want to toss them in a little bit of flour.
Adding strawberry Jell-O powder really heightens the strawberry flavor in the cake and gives the cake a rich reddish pink color. Likewise, the lemonade powder gives the frosting a classic lemonade flavor and gives the frosting a slight yellow tint.
You can store this cake in the fridge for up to five days in an airtight container. You can leave this cake on the counter for a few hours, but it will need to be put back in the fridge after that since the frosting has cream cheese in it.
If you don’t have sour cream, you can use plain Greek yogurt instead. They both have the same effect on the cake and do not affect the flavor.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 741kcal, Carbohydrates 117g, Protein 10g, Fat 27g, Saturated Fat 15g, Polyunsaturated Fat 2g, Monounsaturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0.5g, Cholesterol 150mg, Sodium 414mg, Potassium 209mg, Fiber 2g, Sugar 79g, Vitamin A 961IU, Vitamin C 22mg, Calcium 110mg, Iron 3mg

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