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I made these lemon cheese bars recently. I didn’t have the
ingredients for the frosting so I made a Cream Cheese
frosting for the topping. I wish I would have had the Lemon
frostings given in the Jan. 4th newsletter.
Lemon Cheese Bars
1 package (18 1/2 oz.) Pillsbury Lemon or Yellow Cake Mix
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 1/2 cups chopped dates
1/2 cup light cream or milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 egg
3/4 cup chopped nuts
Frosting:
2 cups (half 14.9 oz. package) Pillsbury Lemon Frosting Mix
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
2 tablespoons lukewarm water
Preheat oven to 350 degree. Generously grease a 15x 10x 1
inch jelly roll pan or 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Reserve 1 cup
dry mix for filling. In large mixing bowl, combine remaining
dry cake mix, ½ package cream cheese (reserve remaining
cream cheese for filling) and butter. Mix until crumbly.
Press in prepared pan. In medium saucepan, combine reserved
cream cheese, dates and cream. Cook over medium heat,
stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and dates are
tender. Remove from heat; stir in reserved cake mix, lemon
juice, egg and nuts until well blended. Spread over crumb
crust. Bake at 350 degree for 20 to 30 minutes until
toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool. Prepare
Frosting: spread over bars.
Frosting:
In small mixer bowl, combine 2 cups dry frosting mix, butter
and water. Beat as directed on package.
High altitude adjustment – 5200 feet. Bake at 375 degree for
20 to 30 minutes.
Source: Bake off Cook Book from Pillsbury – 1971.
By Mrs. Albert Van Buren of Willmar, Minnesota
Wyndal, Ms
http://www.nancyskitchen
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