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Lemon Mousse Cake

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
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Lemon Mousse Cake sounds like a dessert you would find on a restaurant's menu, but you can make this one at home. Lemon cake layers are filled and frosted with a lemony whipped frosting for a sweet ending to a meal or anytime.
Updated Jul 23, 2023
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Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake pans.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, stir frosting into pie filling until blended.
  • 3
    Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with 1 cup of the lemon mixture to within 1/4 inch of edge. Top with second cake layer. Frost side and top of cake with remaining lemon mixture. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Stir Betty Crocker™ Yellow Gel Food Color into the frosting and pie filling mixture for a brighter yellow.
  • tip 2
    Use remaining lemon pie filling for an ice cream topping or another favorite dessert.
  • tip 3
    To keep your serving plate clean while frosting the cake, place strips of waxed paper around edge of plate. Remove after frosting in complete.

Nutrition

470 Calories, 22g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 64g Total Carbohydrate, 46g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
470
Calories from Fat
200
Total Fat
22g
34%
Saturated Fat
9g
44%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
50mg
16%
Sodium
340mg
14%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
64g
21%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
46g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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