(Easy) Lemon Cake Bars

1 lemon cake mix
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup water
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
1 small package of lemon pudding

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine all in the ingredients and mix until smooth. Pour into a greased 10 x 15 bar pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 28-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Frost with Lemon Cream Frosting. (A can of prepared lemon frosting will work if you’d like.) Drizzle with Lemon Icing.  Let set. Share.

Lemon Cream Frosting
6 oz. softened  cream cheese
6 Tablespoons soft butter
Zest of lemon
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
½ teaspoon lemon extract
2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
Dash of salt

Cream together cream cheese, butter, and lemon zest with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in lemon juice, lemon extract, 1 cup of powdered sugar and dash of salt. Mix until smooth. Add remaining powdered sugar and whip on high for 3 minutes. 

Lemon Icing
4 Tablespoons lemon juice
2 cups powdered sugar
Dash of salt

Blend until smooth. Spoon into freezer strength Ziploc until ready to use.

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