Ingredients
- CAKE:
- 1 box (18.25 ounces) lemon cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 egg
- FILLING:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 1 box (1 pound) confectioner’s sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking pan. Set aside.
Cake: In a large mixing bowl, with electric mixer at low speed, combine the cake mix, melted butter & egg, beating until well-combined.
Press batter evenly into the bottom of the greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Set aside.
Filling: In a large mixing bowl, with electric mixer at low speed, beat cream cheese until smooth & creamy.
Beat in the eggs. Mix in the vanilla extract, lemon juice & lemon zest.
Gradually beat in the confectioner’s sugar until smooth.
Slowly add in melted butter, mixing well.
Pour evenly over the cake mix layer.
Bake at 350ºF for 40 - 50 minutes, or until center is slightly set. (Do not overbake; center should be a little “gooey”). Let cool completely before cutting into squares.