Description
A bright and creamy lemon dessert that combines layers of lemon pie filling, cream cheese, and a crunchy cake topping for an easy one-pan treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box yellow cake mix (or lemon cake mix for extra lemon flavor)
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1.5 to 2 cans (21 oz) lemon pie filling
- 12 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Optional: Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- In a bowl, mix softened cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread lemon pie filling evenly in the baking dish.
- Pour cream cheese mixture over the pie filling.
- Sprinkle cake mix evenly on top, then drizzle melted butter over the cake mix.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden and bubbly.
Notes
For a golden top, use melted unsalted butter; salted butter can make the topping slightly brinier.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: lemon cake, dump cake, dessert, cream cheese, easy dessert