Italian Lemon Cream Cake
I enjoyed a lemon cream cake at a popular Italian restaurant so much that I wanted to recreate it at home. It is a white cake topped with vanilla crumbs and filled with rich lemon cream. After a few attempts, this is the version that I like best. It uses a white cake mix to cut preparation time. Store cake in the refrigerator.
🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes
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.
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