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Mock Lemon Meringue Cake

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Full of lemony goodness, and the kids love the filling.

Ingredients

  • 5 whole Lemons, Divided
  • 9 ounces, weight Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1 cup Sour Cream
  • 1 whole Egg
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar, Plus 2 Tablespoons For The Glaze
  • 1 package (3.4 Oz. Package) Lemon Instant Pudding And Pie Mix
  • ½ cups Milk
  • 16 ounces, weight Frozen Whipped Topping, Divided
  • 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place an 8-inch circle of parchment paper over the center of the pan.

Zest 4 lemons to measure out 1/4 cup of zest. Then juice those lemons to measure 2/3 cups of juice. Set aside.

In a bowl, mix cake mix, sour cream, egg and 1 tablespoon of the zest. Whisk for 1 minute. Pour batter into pan and cook for 10-12 minutes or until firm.

Remove pan and let cool for 3 minutes. Invert cake onto a cooling rack. Remove parchment and let cool for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, make a glaze with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Brush cake with the glaze.

To make the filling, combine pudding mix, milk, 1 tablespoon of zest, and 1/4 cup of juice. Whisk until smooth. Fold in 1 cup of whipped topping until very thick. Set aside.

For the topping, whisk cream cheese, remaining 2 tablespoons of zest and remaining 1/4 cup of juice until smooth. Slowly add remaining sugar and whisk until smooth again. Add remaining whipped topping all at once, fold just until combined. Mixture will looked curdled but will smooth out as you spread over cake.

Spread filling into the well of the cake, then add the topping. Slice remaining lemon to garnish the cake.

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anniebeev on 3.27.2011

This is a fantastic Pampered Chef recipe,but it does not mention that is made using the Pampered Chef torte pan, which is a 10 1/2″ pan that bakes a thin layer of cake with a well for the filling. Without this info it sounds as though an 8″ pan is used, which would not work.

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anniebeev on 3.27.2011

Delicious, but be sure to use a 10 1/2″ torte pan, NOT a regular 8″ pan. This is a Pampered Chef recipe, designed to use a torte pan with a well.

It does make ALOT of the “mock meringue” topping, so cut small slices!

Oh, and a 9oz cake mix is HALF of a regular mix, or a small size box.

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