LEMON CHEESE CAKE

Lemon Cheese Cake image

This is the recipe I've been using for years. If you like, use your favorite scratch recipe for the cake but I usually like to simplify all I can.

Provided by Diane Pace

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 cup milk
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
6 egg yolks
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup fresh lemon juice
4 tablespoons grated lemon zest

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake layer pans.
Combine the cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, milk, vegetable oil and the 3 whole eggs. Mix until blended. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until cakes test done. Set aside cakes to cool.
To Make Lemon Cheese Filling: In the top half of a double boiler combine the egg yolks, white sugar, butter or margarine, flour, grated lemon rind and lemon juice. Cook stirring constantly over medium heat until mixture is thick enough to spread. Let cool before spreading between cooled cake layers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 572.4 calories, Carbohydrate 71.6 g, Cholesterol 192.1 mg, Fat 30.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 12.7 g, Sodium 539.9 mg, Sugar 51.4 g