Lemony cheese

Lemon Cheese Bars

Made: April 23, 2012

Ingredients:

- 1 package yellow cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Directions:

- In a bowl, combine the cake mix, one egg and oil until crumbly
- Set aside 1 cup for topping
- Press the remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13in x 9in x 2in baking pan
- Bake at 350 F for 15 minutes or until golden brown
- In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy
- Beat in the sugar, extract and reamining egg until smooth
- Spread over crust
- Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture
- Bake for 25-30 minute4s longer or until golden brown
- Cool on a wire rack
- Refrigerate leftovers

I pretty much followed the recipe to a tee on this one. Only I had wax paper in-between my pan and cake crust, so it was easier to remove without breaking the cake all over the place. Overall, it came out nice and moist with just the right amount of lemon :)

(Recipe used: Taste of Home Cake Mix Creations)