Description
A bright and tangy dessert featuring a creamy lemon filling topped with buttery, golden cake mix, perfect for potlucks or weeknight treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 (21 oz) can lemon pie filling
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Pour the lemon pie filling into the prepared dish and spread it evenly.
- In a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with the powdered sugar until smooth.
- Drop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture over the lemon filling.
- Sprinkle the dry yellow cake mix evenly across the top.
- Drizzle the melted butter over the cake mix.
- Bake for 40–45 minutes until the top is golden and bubbling.
- Let the cake cool slightly before serving to allow layers to firm up.
Notes
For a gluten-free version, use a gluten-free yellow cake mix. If your oven runs hot, tent with foil after 30 minutes to prevent over-browning.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 40mg