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Italian Lemon Cream Cake

Homemade Italian lemon cream cake filled with lemon cream and topped with vanilla crumbs is just like the one at a famous Italian restaurant chain.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 4 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian Inspired
Calories: 435

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • cooking spray
  • 1 16.25 ounce package white cake mix
  • 0.75 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 3.5 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 0.66666668653488 cup confectioners' sugar, divided, plus more for dusting
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
  2. Reserve 1 cup cake mix for crumb topping; place remaining in a large bowl. Add 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk, oil, and eggs to bowl; beat using an electric mixer until batter thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes. Pour into the prepared pan.
  3. Whisk melted butter and vanilla extract together in a bowl; stir in reserved 1 cup cake mix until crumbly. Sprinkle over cake batter.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pan until room temperature.
  5. Beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest together in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat cream and remaining 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold cream cheese mixture into whipped cream.
  6. Remove cake from springform pan. Cut cake into 2 layers, horizontally, using a serrated knife. Spread cream filling onto bottom cake layer; place top layer over filling. Refrigerate cake for at least 4 hours. Dust cake with more confectioners' sugar before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 435kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 330mgSugar: 29g

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