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so that the cakes are right side up. Allow
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to cool completely, 30 minutes more.
5. Meanwhile, prepare the Lemony
the Cake Mix Doctor says
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting.

6. Place one cake layer, right side up, on You’ve got lots of room to improvise
a serving platter. Spread the top with the with this recipe. Use a lemon cake mix
lemon curd. Place the second layer, right instead of white. Or try it with a yellow
side up, on top of the first layer and frost mix if that’s what you have on hand.
the top and sides of the cake with frost- Add more lemon zest. Or use lime
ing. curd, lime juice, and lime zest.
Experiment with lemon oil, lime oil, or
Place this cake, uncovered or in a cake
orange oil in the frosting. How about
saver, in the refrigerator until the frosting filling the center of the cake with the
sets, 20 minutes. Then store it, in a cake White Chocolate Cream Cheese
saver or under a glass dome, at room tem- Frosting swirled with the lemon curd
perature for up to 3 days, or in the refrig- for effect? Save a little lemon curd to
erator for up to 1 week. Or freeze it, swirl on the top of the cake, too.And
wrapped in aluminum foil or in a cake for garnish, surround the cake with
saver, for up to 6 months. Thaw the cake lemon slices or, better yet, candied
overnight in the refrigerator before serv- lemon peel (see How to Make Candied
ing. Orange Zest, page 228).