Lemon Buttercake

Name: Lemon Buttercake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box lemon cake mix, reserve 1/3 cup dry mix set aside; 1 cup prepared lemon pudding; 2 eggs; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 small sleeve of graham crackers, broken into small pcs; 1/2 pkg softened cream cheese; 4 Tbsp softened butter; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1 Tbsp heavy cream; 1/2 tsp vanilla; 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar; 1/3 cup dry cake mix; 1/2 stick softened butter; 2 Tbsp of cream layer mixture; Apricot, raspberry or strawberry jelly; finely crushed graham crackers

5 steps

Prep:25minCook:30min

This cake is so moist and delicious you wont believe it is boxed cake mix!

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:27:54 GMT

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Ingredients

9 servings

2 Tbspcream layer mixture

optional

apricot jelly

raspberry, or strawberry

graham crackers

finely crushed

Instructions

For the cake layer

Step 1

In large mixing bowl add 1 box lemon cake mix (reserve 1/3 cup) with the eggs, pudding, water and oil. Batter should be thick. Fold in the broken graham cracker pcs. Pour into buttered dish. Bake at 350 for 15 min.

For the cream layer

Step 2

In a small bowl cream together cream cheese, butter, lemon juice, cream and vanilla. Add powdered sugar 1/4 cup at a time, mixing thoroughly between each addition.

Step 3

After 15 minutes is up, poke holes in the top of the cake layer. **(At this time i chose to spread a thin layer of apricot jelly, this is totally optional. Raspberry or strawberry would be good too.)**

Step 4

Spread cream mixture over cake. Sprinkle with the reserved cake mix. Whip the reserved cream mixture and butter together, dollop all over the top. Bake at 350 for another 15 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Step 5

Serve with homemade whipped cream and top with crushed graham crackers. Enjoy!