Lemon Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
- Cake
- 1 pkg. (10.25 oz.) lemon cake mix
- 1 pkg. (3.4 oz) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding
- 1-1/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup oil
- 4 eggs
- Frosting
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tsp. pure lemon extract
- 3-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp. milk
- zest of two lemons, optinal
- 3-4 drops yellow food coloring
- Cake HEAT oven to 350F.
- BEAT cake ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended; pour into greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.
- BAKE 50 min.
- to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
- Cool cake in pan 30 min.
- Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife.
- Invert cake onto wire rack; gently remove pan.
- Cool cake completely.
- Frosting Beat cream cheese, softened butter and lemon extract in a bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add in your yellow food coloring if using (3-4 drops is perfect for a light yellow shade).
- Mix until well combined.
- Add in your powdered sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add in three tablespoons milk, and mix until very well combined.
- Once desired consistency is reached, fold in the zest of one lemon.
- Once cake has cooled completely, apply frosting to cake.
- As this is a tube pan cake, it does not have to be perfectly frosted.
- Garnish with remaining lemon zest.
- Store in refrigerator.
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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/lemon-cake-lemon-cream-cheese-frosting-177177.aspx (may not work)