Strawberry-filled Lemon Cream Cheese Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package duncan hines lemon supreme cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 1/2 cup almonds (finely chopped)
• 1 cup strawberry preserves
• 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup frozen margarita mix concentrate, thawed

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350*f. grease 13x9-inch pan.
• 2 place cake mix in large bowl. with pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until crumbly. add almonds; mix well. reserve 1 cup mixture for topping. press remaining mixture in bottom of greased pan. stir preserves until smooth; carefully spread over base.
• 3 in same bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, flour, salt and egg; beat until well blended. add margarita mix; beat at low speed until blended. carefully pour filling over base. sprinkle with reserved base mixture.
• 4 bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until edges begin to brown and center is set. cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. cut into bars. store in refrigerator.