Lemon Cheese Cake

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!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 576 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons grated lemon zest
• 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.33333298563957 cup vegetable oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.

Step 2

Mix together cake mix, milk, instant vanilla pudding, 3 whole eggs, and oil in a large bowl. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 5

Run a knife around the edges of the cake pans. Invert cakes; spread cooled lemon curd between cake layers.