Italian Lemon Cream Cake

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Description

I enjoyed a lemon cream cake at a popular Italian restaurant so much that I wanted to recreate it at home. It is a white cake topped with vanilla crumbs and filled with rich lemon cream. After a few attempts, this is the version that I like best. It uses a white cake mix to cut preparation time. Store cake in the refrigerator.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 (16.25 ounce) package white cake mix
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ⅔ cup confectioners’ sugar, divided, plus more for dusting
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
  2. Measure 1 cup cake mix; set aside for crumb topping. Place the remaining cake mix in a large bowl; add 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk
  3. eggs
  4. and oil. Beat cake mix mixture using an electric mixer until batter is thoroughly combined
  5. about 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  6. Mix melted butter and vanilla extract together in a bowl; stir in reserved 1 cup cake mix until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle crumbs over top of cake batter.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean
  8. 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cake to room temperature in the pan.
  9. Beat cream cheese
  10. 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
  11. lemon juice
  12. 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.
  13. Remove cake from springform pan. Cut cake horizontally into 2 layers using a serrated knife; remove top layer. Spread filling onto the bottom cake layer; place top cake over filling. Refrigerate cake for at least 4 hours. Dust cake with more confectioners’ sugar before serving.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 4 hrs 50 mins

Servings: 12

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