"This moist Lemon Cream Cake starts with a cake mix! Soft lemon cake layers with lemon cream filling and lemon cream cheese frosting-delicious!..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 box white cake mix ( Do not follow directions on the box, use only the ingredients listed below. We used Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Classic White cake mix)
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1 cup (121g) cake flour
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1 cup (200g) sugar
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½ teaspoon (3g) salt
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1 package (8oz) Cream Cheese- (Not Reduced Fat), softened completely
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¼ cup vegetable oil (we use canola)
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1 ¼ cup milk (we used whole milk)
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Zest and juice of one lemon ( this is about 1 T zest, ¼ cup juice)
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1 Tablespoon Lemon Emulsion/Extract (See notes below)
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4 whole eggs
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1 small box instant lemon pudding (3.4 oz/96g) We used Jello- Brand, sifted
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2 c. (464g) heavy cream or whipping cream (plus additional if needed).
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Optional: Lemon extract, lemon zest for even more lemon flavor
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2 sticks (226g) unsalted butter, softened
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2 8oz packages Cream Cheese (453 total gram weight) Use full fat cream cheese. Do not use reduced fat or cream cheese in the tub containers. Softened.
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2 teaspoons (8g) lemon juice
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1 teaspoon (4g) lemon extract/emulsion
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Zest from 1 lemon, approximately 1 ½ teaspoons (3g)
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6 to 6 ½ cups (690g - 747g) powdered sugar, adding more if necessary