Spring proves to be the most delicious season of them all with this sumptuous Spring Blossom Cake. Enjoy a garden of flavors with Duncan Hines French Vanilla Cake mix, luscious lemon curd and Spring Fun Frosters.
- 1 pkg Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® French Vanilla Cake Mix
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 12 drops blue food coloring
- 8 drops yellow food coloring
- 3/4 cup lemon curd
- 1 tub Duncan Hines® Creamy Home-style Classic Vanilla Frosting
- fresh lemon peels or slices
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 8- or 9-inch round pans.
- Combine cake mix, water, oil and eggs in large bowl. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until moistened (about 30 seconds). Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Divide batter in half (approximately 2 1/4 cups each). Blend blue food coloring into one portion, or until desired shade is reached. Blend yellow food coloring into the other portion, or until desired shade is reached. Pour blue batter in one pan and yellow batter in the other.
- Bake and cool cakes according to package directions.
- To assemble, place blue cake layer on serving plate. Spread lemon curd on top of layer. Top with yellow cake layer. Spread frosting on top and sides of cake. Decorate with candies. Garnish with fresh lemon peels or slices if desired.
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lindabell1007 (2 discussions) on Feb 11, 2013 at 04:22 PM
If can't find lemon curd. What can you use?
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GRohde9883 (8 discussions) on Mar 20, 2012 at 01:56 PM
I do not like lemon curd, and could I use a different color instead of blue?
Comment by: janine.mccaw (10 discussions) on May 5, 2012 at 05:09 PM
You could use your favourite preserves instead of the lemon curd and colour it anyway you want. Try strawberry filling with a pink bottom layer.
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JessicaLightner83 (1 discussion) on Jan 22, 2012 at 11:28 PM
I don't want to use lemon curd, what could i use instead? I don't like lemon! I really need something else.
Comment by: lesley.putnam (no discussions) on May 12, 2012 at 10:56 AM
you can use strawberry preserves, or jelly.
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SouthernTnMama (5 discussions) on Mar 20, 2011 at 12:34 PM
I made this cake with my 3 y/o last week. We used a white cake mix,since I couldnt find F.Vanilla,and I used a can of lemon pie filling. He and I had fun making it,and eating it too.Defiantly one I will make again and again.
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bluepup89 (1 discussion) on May 31, 2010 at 05:18 PM
this cake turned out amazing! I made it for my family & they loved it! They kept on saying how moist & sweet it was! Thank you Duncan Hines for the great recipe!
