Lemon Cream Cake W Milk Crumb Topping Recipe 415

Steps:

• For the Cake: Prepare cake as directed on box, adding in the lemon juice and zest. Bake in 2 (9-inch) round cake pans for time listed on box. Cool completely on wire racks. For the Filling: In a medium mixing bowl and using a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and lemon juice together until smooth. In a separate bowl, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Using a spatula, gently fold the whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate until cakes are completely cool. Spread HALF the cream cheese filling on bottom cake layer; add other cake layer and spread rest of the filling on top. (You will need to increase the filling amounts to frost the sides of cake.) Sprinkle cooled crumb topping (recipe below) over the top of cake. Refrigerate for about 3 hours. At serving, sift confectioners sugar over the crumb topping, if desired. NOTES: 1. I used Pillsbury cake mix, using 2. One whole Jumbo egg and 2 jumbo egg whites 3. I used whipping cream for the filling but for a shortcut you may be able to substitute with full-fat Cool Whip 4. I made the homemade crumb topping below but you could just crumble shortbread cookies (such as Lorna Doone Shortbread cookies or Pepperidge Farm Chessman cookies) over the top instead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Milk Crumb Topping: 1/2 cup dry milk powder (I used non-fat) 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons sugar 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 stick butter, melted Preheat oven to 250° F. Line a large baking sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry milk powder, flour, cornstarch, sugar, and salt. Add the melted butter and toss mixture together with a spatula, until it starts to come together and form small clusters. Spread clusters out on the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely before using on cake.

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325°F. Lightly butter and flour 8-inch square glass baking dish. Stir flour, 1 cup sugar, brown sugar, lemon peel and cinnamon in large bowl to blend. Add oil and lemon juice and mix until flour is evenly moistened and mixture forms clumps. Set aside 1 cup of mixture for topping.
• Whisk sour cream, egg, vanilla, baking powder and baking soda in small bowl until well blended. Using electric mixer, add sour cream mixture to crumb mixture and beat until batter is smooth. Spread batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top.
• Bake until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with foil; Store at room temperature.)
• Sift powdered sugar over top of cake. Cut into squares and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
• 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, eggs, and oil. Beat cake mix mixture using an electric mixer until batter is thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• 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.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cake to room temperature in the pan.
• Beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, 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.
• 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.