Lemon Cheese Cake
Description
This lemon cheese cake is a 3-layer cake with homemade lemon curd filling; boxed yellow cake mix and instant vanilla pudding make this cake a breeze!
Ingredients
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1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
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1 cup milk
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1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
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3 eggs
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1/3 cup vegetable oil
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1 cup butter
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1 cup fresh lemon juice
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6 egg yolks
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1/4 cup all-purpose flour
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4 tablespoons grated lemon zest
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
2
Mix together cake mix, milk, instant vanilla pudding, 3 whole eggs, and oil in a large bowl. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
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.
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.
5
Run a knife around the edges of the cake pans. Invert cakes; spread cooled lemon curd between cake layers.