Zucchini Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
1 cake
ingredients
- 1 box spice cake mix
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄4 cup orange juice
- 1⁄4 cup honey
- 2 cups finely grated zucchini
- 1⁄2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
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Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 1⁄2 - 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
directions
- For Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In large bowl, combine cake mix, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Add eggs, oil, lemon juice, orange juice, and honey.
- Mix on low speed to blend, then beat on medium for 2 minutes.
- Stir in zucchini (and walnuts if desired).
- Divided batter between 2 greased and floured round cake pans.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until cakes test done.
- Cool and frost with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting.
- TO Make Frosting: In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, butter, lemon extract and vanilla until throughly blended.
- Add powdered sugar slowly, mixing well after each addition, until mixture reaches spreading consistency.
- Stir in pecans.
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Reviews
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I changed this up, I used a chocolate cake mix, left out the lemon. It was easy and taste great. I will keep this one. Thanks for sharing
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Crabbycakes
Grand Lake O the Cherokees, OK
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