Lemon Lovers White Chocolate Cake

Submitted by Old widow

"This is a Cake mix Doctor recipe where I changed the frosting to be a little faster and easier. I made this for an open house party I had and it was really well recieved."

 

• Ready In: 54mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 6 ounces white chocolate, coarsley chopped
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package white cake mix
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 2 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 (10 ounce) jar lemon curd
• 1 (8 ounce) can lemon frosting
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Grease and flour 2 9 inch round cake pans.
2. Melt white chocolate in microwave for about 1 minute. Stir until smooth.
3. Beat together cake mix, water, vegetable oil, eggs and egg whites, lemon juice and zest. Pour in the white chocolate.
4. Beat on medium 1 minute and then on high for about 2 minutes, until well combined.
5. Pour evenly into prepared pans and bake for 28 to 32 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
6. Cool in pans for 10 minutes and then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
7. For Frosting: Beat together can of lemon frosting with cream cheese until light and creamy.
8. To Assemble: Place 1 layer of cake on serving platter and spread with half of lemon curd. Top with 2nd layer and frost top and sides with lemon cream cheese frosting. Drop teaspoonfulls of remaining lemon curd ontop of frosted cake and swirl with knife.