Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
 
 
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Recipe type: Dessert/cake
Ingredients
  • (1) 10.25 oz lemon cake mix
  • (1) 3.4 oz pkg instant lemon pudding
  • 1¼ cup water
  • ½ cup oil
  • 4 eggs
  • Icing
  • (1) 8oz pkg cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ c butter, softened
  • 2 tsp pure lemon extract
  • 3½ cup powdered sugar
  • 3 Tbs milk
  • Zest of 2 lemons (optional)
  • 3-4 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
Instructions
  1. Mix all cake ingredients together and mix well. Pour into greased and floured bundt cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for approx 50 minutes
  2. Cool cake in pan - loosen at sides with knife and invert into wire rack to cool completely and then frost
  3. Icing directions:
  4. Beat cream cheese, butter, lemon extract until light and fluffy.
  5. Add in yellow food coloring if using and mix well.
  6. Add in powdered sugar 1 cup at time mixing well after each addition.
  7. Add in milk and mix well. Fold in lemon zest if using.
  8. Frost cake and store in airtight container in fridge until ready to serve
Recipe by The Gingham Apron at https://www.theginghamapron.com/lemon-cake-cream-cheese-icing/