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Chess Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 yellow cake mix
1 large egg
1/2 cup melted butter
1 box powdered sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1 package cream cheese (8 oz)
Directions:
Directions:
Combine cake mix, 1 egg, and butter and mix on low speed only until
blended. Press into greased 13 x 9 pan.

Mix powdered sugar, 2 eggs, lemon extract, and cream cheese on low speed
until thoroughly mixed. Pour over cake mix base.

Sprinkle with coarse sugar if desired.

Bake 40-45 min. at 350º.

Cake may not look done but will set after baking.

This is even better the second day!
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
One of our family dessert staples, circa 1980. Some of the kids prefer to leave out the lemon extract and add cinnamon instead. I will often beef UP the lemon by using a lemon cake mix as well as the extract. This dessert is good eaten right out of the hand, and the "edge pieces" are usually fought over.

 

 

 

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