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GERMAN CHOCOLAT
GERMAN CHOCOLATE E

LEMON CRUMB SQUARE
LEMON CRUMB SQUARES S

emon squares are pretty
MAKES: 48 BARS
sacred down South, and PREPARATION TIME: 12 MINUTES

I know some people will BAKING TIME: 25 TO 30 MINUTES

not like me tampering with a good
1 package (18.25 ounces) German chocolate
thing—especially mixing it with
cake mix with pudding
chocolate! But here is
2 large eggs
a quick and 1 ⁄3 cup vegetable oil
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese,
easy way to
at room temperature
make a light
1 ⁄2 cup sugar
and 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

re reshing bar that’s perfectly 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
f
suited for picnics, luncheons, gifts,

or just tucking into a brown paper
R
sack. The intense lemon flavor
the Cake Mix Doctor says
comes from the zest, but you could
also use lemon oil, found at cook-
Instead of using a pudding-in-the-mix
ware stores. These bars freeze well, German chocolate cake mix, you can
use a plain German chocolate mix and
and you can serve them partially
add a small package of vanilla, choco -
frozen for a lemony chocolate late, or lemon instant pudding.
icebox bar.