Wedding cake tasting going on around here for our friends Hector and Sarah. They asked for cream cheese cake or coconut cake so we started with this cream cheese cake. The first layer was flavored with vanilla only and the second layer was flavored with vanilla, almond and lemon. The second layer won the taste test of these two and was the 2nd runner up overall. Winner of the cake tasting will be posted tomorrow.

1 cup butter, softened

1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

4 eggs

1/3 cup milk

1/4 cup water

1 (3.4 oz) package cheesecake pudding mix

1/4 cup flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 box butter cake mix

1 Preheat oven to 325. Spray bundt cake pan or 2 layer cake pans with cooking spray for baking.

2 Beat butter, cream cheese, and extracts until smooth. Add rest of ingredients and beat until well incorporated, batter will be thick.

3 Spread batter into pan(s). Bake for 55 – 60 minutes for bundt cake and 30 – 35 minutes for layer cake.

recipe from I Scream for Buttercream