Cream Cheese Lemon Cake Recipe
This Cream Cheese Lemon Cake is so easy to make and tastes amazing. It has the perfect amount of glaze (which is coming from a total frosting hog), and is perfect for summer. It is so light and delicious.
Serving20
Ingredients
1st Layer
- 15.25 ounces lemon cake mix
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 egg
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
2nd Layer
- 2 (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened to room temp
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix all of the 1st layer ingredients together and pour into a greased 9x13-inch cake pan; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together all the 2nd layer ingredients until smooth.
- Pour over the 1st layer in the cake pan and spread evenly.
- Using a butter knife, cut into the layers making "S" shaped strokes to swirl the two layers together.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until the cream cheese layer is barely golden.
- Let cool completely before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 40 kcal · Carbohydrates: 8 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 1 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 25 mg · Sodium: 10 mg · Potassium: 26 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 7 g · Vitamin A: 41 IU · Vitamin C: 3 mg · Calcium: 6 mg · Iron: 1 mg