Dessert

Easy Lemon Cake

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prep time

20 min

total time

1 hr 25 min

makes

16 servings, 1 piece (108 g) each

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What You Need

1 pkg. (2-layer size) lemon cake mix

2 pkg. (4-serving size each) Jell-O Lemon Instant Pudding

1-1/2 cups cold milk

3 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping

Make It

PREPARE cake batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake layers. Cool in pans 10 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

BEAT pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. Stack cakes on plate, spreading each with half the pudding mixture.

FROST with Cool Whip.

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Special Extra

Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint leaves just before serving.

Variation

Bake cake in 13x9-inch pan; cool. Do not remove from pan. Spread cake with pudding mixture, then Cool Whip.

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Delicious! It is a keeper for sure.
posted by a cook | on 11/22/2012

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Made this cake on the weekend for my grandaughters. It was a big hit. Very easy to make, and nice and moist.
posted by a cook | on 9/20/2012

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I made this in a 9x13 pan. It was easier to serve with lots of people and it was a huge hit! I probably should have made 2.
posted by a cook | on 1/17/2012

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Great, easy, and my 9 year old granddaughter requested it for her birthday party.
posted by jrswetna | on 11/23/2011

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This cake was so amazing!! I made it for my mother on mothers day this past weekend and It was such a great hit.. I loved the great lemon pudding for the center and the top! It was perfect I will definitly be making this again
posted by a cook | on 5/12/2011

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This was so good!!!! I made it for mothers day dessert and everyone was asking for more!
posted by frankandnikki | on 5/10/2011

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Excellent cake, came out very moist and lemony...was very well liked!
posted by blairta | on 8/11/2010

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I made this cake for my husbands b-day. He loved it..we all did..will make it again for sure.
posted by a cook | on 3/30/2010

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very good a crowd pleaser
posted by a cook | on 3/4/2010

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This is a perfect dessert on a nice summer day. It was a huge hit, I will definatly be making this again :-)
posted by a cook | on 1/27/2010