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Lemon Dump Cake Recipe
Filled with tangy lemon curd, fluffy cake mix, and yummy cream cheese, my lemon dump cake recipe is the ultimate! This is one of those easy dessert recipes that comes together with just 15-minutes of prep time! Also called lemon cream cheese dump cake.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 12 -15 people
Calories: 276 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ounce lemon curd jars use a quality lemon curd
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 medium lemon zest
- 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice fresh squeezed
- 1 teaspoon Rodelle vanilla extract
- 15.25 ounce boxed cake mix white, yellow, vanilla or lemon cake mix
- 1/2 cup salted butter cut into thin pats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray. Stir the lemon curd in the jar, then spread curd evenly onto the bottom of the 9x13 inch baking dish.
- In a medium bowl; add cream cheese, egg, vanilla extract, lemon zest and lemon juice, beat with a hand mixer until combined and smooth. Drop dollops of lemon cream cheese mixture over the lemon curd and then smooth with offset spatula.
- Sprinkle the cake mix over the lemon mixture, as evenly as possible.
- Slice the butter into very thin pats or slices and layer over the top of the dry cake mix, covering as evenly and as much of the cake mix as possible.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes or until the topping is golden and the lemon mixture is bubbly. Remove from the oven and let cool 10-15 minutes before serving. Serve warm or cooled to room temp.
- Delicious topped with homemade cool whip or a scoop of vanilla ice cream or lemon gelato.
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Notes
- Storage
- Refrigerate any leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 5 days. May be frozen for up to 3 months, but might change the texture a bit when thawed, nothing harmful.
- Refrigerate any leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 5 days. May be frozen for up to 3 months, but might change the texture a bit when thawed, nothing harmful.
- To serve, rewarm for 10-15 minutes in a 350 degree oven or serve at room temperature.
- To serve, rewarm for 10-15 minutes in a 350 degree oven or serve at room temperature.
Nutrition Information
Calories
276kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
55mg
(18%)
Sodium
376mg
(16%)
Potassium
58mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
513IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
103mg
(10%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12-15 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 276
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 276kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 376mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 58mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 513IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 103mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.