Ingredients

For the Cake:
• lemon cake mix
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 egg
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For the Filling:
• 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 - 16 ounce box confectioners' sugar

Instructions

For the Cake:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the cake mix, lemon zest, egg, butter and mix well with an electric mixer.
3. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
For the Filling:
4. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
5. Add the eggs, lemon extract and butter and beat together.
6. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix well.
7. Spread over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
8. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.
9. Cool on wire rack before cutting into squares.

Notes