Frosted Gooey Lemon Bars Recipe (2024)

If you love lemon, then you are going to love this frosted gooey lemon bars recipe. It is an easy dessert recipe that will satisfy your sweet and tart cravings.

This frosted gooey lemon bars recipe is an all time favorite of mine. I’m not sure if it’s the lemon frosting or the perfectly gooey lemon bars, but it is an amazing lemon bars recipe.

You will make these gooey lemon bars with a cake mix, making it an easy recipe to complete and enjoy in no time! The lemon frosting that is on top is also super simple to make too, so if you are new to baking, this is a great recipe to use.

Be sure to bring the frosted lemon bars to your next BBQ and enjoy all the compliments you will get on them. You also might want to pin or save this recipe so you can either share it with those friends, or just come back next week and make it again. Hahaha.

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Ingredients You’ll Need For Our Frosted Gooey Lemon Bars Recipe:

• Lemon cake mix
• Butter
• Egg
• Powdered sugar
• Lemon juice
• Yellow food coloring
• Cream cheese

How To Make Our Frosted Gooey Lemon Bars Recipe:

Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees.

Then in a medium size mixing bowl combine the lemon cake mix, slightly beaten egg, and butter and mix it all together.

Once that is done, get out your 9×13 inch baking pan and spray it with nonstick cooking spray.

After the pan is greased, pour the cake mix layer into the bottom of the pan and press it down to create the gooey cake layer.

Now in a large mixing bowl combine the powdered sugar and butter.

Then pour in lemon juice and mix it together. Add enough lemon juice to create a thick like frosting consistency.

Next add in the softened cream cheese and yellow food coloring and continue to mix up the frosting until it is well combined.

When you have it all mixed together, take one cup of the frosting and set it aside for later. DO NOT skip this step.

Add eggs to the remaining frosting mixture and beat it all together until it is fluffy.

Once that is done, spread it on top of the cake mix layer and place it in the oven and let it bake for 25-30 minutes or until it is just starting to turn a light golden brown.

When it is done, remove the bars from the oven and let it cook down completely.

After the lemon bars have cooled, spread the reserved lemon frosting on top. Then just cut the bars and serve them up!

To Make This Easy Dessert Recipe You Will Need:

1. Large mixing bowl
2. Hand mixer
3. Medium mixing bowl
4. 9×13 inch pan (like THIS one)
5. Nonstick cooking spray

Egg Substitutes

If you need to try to make this recipe without the eggs out of personal preference or dietary restrictions there are so many different options out there now.

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Serves: 16 people

Frosted Gooey Lemon Bars Recipe

5 from 2 votes

They are my favorite lemon bar ever- I think it’s the lemon frosting on top. If you are a lemon-lover like myself, you have to give these a try!

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

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Ingredients

Cake Layer:

• 15.25 ounces lemon cake mix
• ½ cup butter
• 1 egg slightly beaten

Middle Layer/Frosting:

• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 4 Tablespoons butter softened
• lemon juice
• 3-5 drops yellow food coloring
• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 2 eggs

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

• Combine all of the ingredients for the cake layer in a mixing bowl. Press down in a 9×13-inch baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

• In a large bowl combine powdered sugar and butter.

• Add enough lemon juice to form the consistency of a thick frosting.

• Beat in cream cheese and yellow food coloring until smooth.

• Set aside 1 cup of frosting to spread on top after baking (be sure to not skip this step!).

• Add eggs to remaining frosting mixture and beat until fluffy.

• Spread on top of cake mix in the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until barely golden brown.

• Let cool completely and then spread reserved frosting mixture on top and serve.

Notes

• You don’t want it to get too brown or they are dry. Cook on the low end of the cooking time and keep checking til light golden.

Nutrition

Calories: 324 kcal · Carbohydrates: 23 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 14 g · Saturated Fat: 9 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 69 mg · Sodium: 333 mg · Potassium: 34 mg · Sugar: 34 g · Vitamin A: 500 IU · Calcium: 84 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

• Large Mixing Bowl

• Hand mixer

• Medium Mixing Bowl

• 9×13-inch Baking Pan

• Non-stick Cooking Spray

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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