This lemon cheese cake recipe isn't made with cheese — it is a layer cake that's filled with a tangy homemade lemon curd (which is another name for lemon cheese). If you like, use your favorite scratch recipe for the cake, but I usually like to simplify all I can.
Ingredients
- 1 , 15.25 ounce
- 1 cup milk
- 1 , 3.5 ounce
- 3 large eggs
- 0.33 cups vegetable oil
- 1.5 cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 6 large egg yolks
- 0.25 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons grated lemon zest
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
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2
Mix together cake mix, milk, instant vanilla pudding, 3 whole eggs, and oil in a large bowl. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
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3
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cakes comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Set aside cakes on wire racks to cool completely.
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4
Combine sugar, butter, lemon juice, 6 egg yolks, flour, and lemon zest in the top half of a double boiler. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture is thick enough to spread. Remove from heat and allow lemon curd to cool completely.
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5
Run a knife around the edges of the cake pans. Invert cakes; spread cooled lemon curd between cake layers.
Nutrition Facts
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