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Lemon Drop Cake

Add a special touch and fresh citrus zing to a cake mix treat. Fork-poking and pouring sweetened lemon juice over a baked Betty Crocker® cake is the delicious secret.

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 3 hr 15 min
Servings 12

Ingredients

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® lemon cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

1: cup powdered sugar

1/4: cup fresh lemon juice (1 large lemon)

1: container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy lemon frosting

: Lemon drop candies, crushed, if desired

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Line two 8-inch square pans with foil, letting foil hang 2 inches over 2 opposite sides of pans. Grease or spray bottoms and sides of foil.
2 Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour into pans. Bake 25 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes.
3 In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice. Poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking. Drizzle and spread lemon mixture over top of cake. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. Remove cakes from pans by lifting with foil; peel away foil.
4 In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 15 seconds. On serving plate, place 1 cake, rounded side down; trim if necessary so layer rests flat. Spread with half of frosting. Top with second cake, rounded side up. Frost top of cake with remaining frosting. Garnish with lemon drop candies. Store loosely covered.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

You can use two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans instead of the square pans.

To crush lemon drops, place in heavy-duty resealable food-storage plastic bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet.

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NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 420
Calories from Fat: 150),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 17g; 17%
(Saturated Fat 4 1/2g, 4 1/2% Trans Fat 2g 2% ),
Cholesterol: 55mg; 55%;
Sodium: 360mg; 360%;
Total Carbohydrate: 65g; 65%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 46g 46% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 8%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 5/11/2013 9:13:57 PM REPORT ABUSE camerakid said:

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Wow! I can't believe the reaction I got from making this cake. I made it for someone's birthday(by request of their wife). I decided on this recipe because of the great reviews, & boy, was it worth it! Since I was making it for a birthday, I made it a bit more special by adding diced fresh strawberries to in-between the layers, & top of the cake, & coconut to the top & sides of the cake. Everyone especially liked that touch! And my friend's husband? "Wow, this is awesome. It's so moist," "seriously, this is the best lemon cake I have ever tasted!" And when someone else came for a piece, he said, "try it now. I want to see your reaction when you taste it." So, I will absolutely be making this cake again. Thanks for such a great recipe, & for helping me to make a friend's birthday a bit more special!

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Posted 4/19/2012 11:42:35 AM REPORT ABUSE jknnbsjms said:

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All I can say is Yummy! This cake is fantastically easy to make and no one thought is was a cake from a box. Shhhh! Don't tell my family! I will definately be making this again! Can't wait to mix it up with some strawberries or blackberries.

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