Beautiful lemony cakes with a creamy fluffy filling.
By Michelle Keith
I feel like I just went from Spring to Summer in a week.
Maybe because it’s 86°F and it’s already time to break out the flip flops and sundresses? Maybe it’s because I got my first sunburn in months yesterday?
Or, maybe it’s the fragrant lemons that have been perfuming my home lately…
PrintLemon Creme Pies
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Description
Beautiful lemony cakes with a creamy fluffy filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 lemon
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 stick softened butter
- ¼ cup marshmallow cream
- 1–2 teaspoons milk
Instructions
- Prepare cake batter following box instructions EXCEPT replace the water with milk but only half the amount.
- Example: If the box calls for ½ cup of water; add ¼ cup of milk instead
- Add juice of ½ lemon and 1 teaspoon lemon zest.
- OPTIONAL: a few drops yellow food coloring
- Spoon batter onto parchment lined baking sheet by increments of 2 tablespoons
- Bake 6-8 minutes at 350
- Meanwhile, beat butter, sugar, marshmallow cream and 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
- Beat until fluffy, adding 1-2 teaspoons milk if needed to thin frosting.
- Spread filling on the flat side of one cake, and top with another cake.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
Increments of 2 tablespoons means that the first cookie is 2 tablespoons, the next is 4 tablespoons, the next 6 tablespoons, etc. I doubt this is the case.