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Citrus Cake with Lemon Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

Easy cake recipe with citrusy flavors throughout
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 15
Author Shirley Wood

Ingredients

  • 1 Box White Cake Mix
  • Egg Whites according to box directions
  • Oil according to box directions
  • Water according to box directions
  • 1 Box Lime jello
  • 1 Box Orange jello
  • FROSTING
  • 1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 small pkg. Lemon jello
  • 4 cups confectioners sugar
  • Juice of 1 or 2 limes

Instructions

  • Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Divide prepared cake mix into two bowls with equal amounts.
  • Stir entire box of orange jello into one bowl of batter and mix thoroughly until well blended.
  • Stir entire box of lime jello into the other bowl of cake batter and mix until well blended.
  • Pour batter into prepared 8" round cake pans and bake until done according to package directions. Cake is done when separating from sides of pan and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  • FROSTING DIRECTIONS
  • Sift the confectioners sugar to remove lumps.
  • Fluff the cream cheese with the mixer. Add powdered sugar a little at a time blending well as you go. Add the box of lemon jello and blend well.
  • Squeeze lime juice into the mix and continue to blend until the correct consistency. If you get the frosting too thin, add more confectioners sugar.If it is too thick add more lime juice.