Lemon Squares With Cream Cheese

• 14 cup butter, softened
• 12 cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 2 eggs
• 12 cup unsweetened creamy applesauce
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 drops yellow food coloring (obtional)
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 12 cup light cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute
• 12 teaspoon lemon zest

1. Cake: In a bowl, with a mixer, beat butter until light.
2. Add splenda and eggs, and beat for 1 minute.
3. Add applesauce, lemon zest, vanilla and yellow food coloring and beat until mixture is homogeneous.
4. In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, folding delicately.
6. Spread the dough in a greased 8 inches square pan.
7. Cook in center of a preheated oven of 350 F for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
8. Put the pan on a rack and let cool.
9. Icing: In a bowl, with a mixer (clean), beat cream cheese and splenda until creamy.
10. Add lemon zest while beating.
11. Spread the icing on the cold cake.
12. Cut in 16 squares.
13. Notes : you can add 2 tablespoon of ground flax seeds.
14. This recipe can be doubled and put in freezer (without icing).

butter, splenda sugar substitute, eggs, creamy applesauce, lemon zest, vanilla, coloring, flour, baking powder, salt, light cream cheese, splenda sugar substitute, lemon zest

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemon-squares-with-cream-cheese-406625 (may not work)