Best 20 Lemon Cheese Cake Recipes

LEMON SNACK CAKE WITH RASPBERRY-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush a 9-inch round cake pan with butter. Line bottom with parchment; brush with butter. Dust with flour, tapping out excess.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another, stir together milk and lemon juice. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter with lemon zest, granulated sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture in three additions, alternating with milk mixture, just until no dry flour remains (do not overmix). Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top. Bake until cake is golden and springs back when gently pressed, about 40 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let cool 20 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack, remove parchment, and let cool completely.
• For the Frosting: In a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in confectioners' sugar and freeze-dried berries until smooth.
• Spread frosting over top of cake. Decorate with fresh berries. Cake is best served on the same day, but can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 2 days.

PEAR CAKE WITH LEMON-HONEY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and spices in large bowl. Make well in center of flour mixture. Add oil, eggs, milk and vanilla; whisk just until evenly moistened. Fold in pears and nuts; divide between pans.
• Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks.
• For frosting:
• Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon peel in large bowl until fluffy. Add honey and beat until smooth. If frosting is very soft, chill until firm enough to spread.
• Cut around cakes; turn out of pans. Place 1 cake layer, flat side up, on platter. Spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with second layer, flat side down. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.

VANILLA SHEET CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM-CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan; dust with flour. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat butter with 1 cup sugar on medium speed in a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with buttermilk and beginning and ending with flour.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan, smoothing top with an offset spatula. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until cake is golden and puffed and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes. Let cake cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• Combine lemon zest and remaining 1 teaspoon sugar. Use an offset spatula to spread cake with frosting. Sprinkle with lemon sugar. Serve, with blueberries.

CARROT-WALNUT BUNDT CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Place rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter 12-cup nonstick Bundt pan. Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in medium bowl until well blended. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, oil and eggs in large bowl on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add flour mixture, beating just until blended. Fold in carrots and walnuts.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake cake until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 1 hour.
• Invert cake onto plate. Cool completely. Drizzle icing over top of cake, allowing icing to flow down sides. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)

LEMON GINGER CAKE W/ LEMON-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For Cake: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Butter two 9-inch diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides.
• Line bottom of pans with waxed paper; butter paper.
• Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix in lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla (mixture may look curdled).
• Sift flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt into medium bowl; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions each, beginning with dry ingredients.
• Divide batter equally between prepared pans.
• Bake until golden brown and tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Transfer pans to racks.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Using small sharp knife, cut around sides of pan to loosen cakes.
• Turn out cakes onto racks and cool completely.
• Peel off waxed paper.
• (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap tightly in plastic and store at room temperature.) For Frosting: Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter lemon juice, 2 teaspoons lemon peel and vanilla in large bowl until smooth.
• Add powdered sugar and beat until frosting is smooth.
• Place 1 cake layer on platter.
• Spread 1 cup frosting over top.
• Place remaining cake layer atop.
• Using icing spatula, spread remaining frosting over sides and top of cake in decorative swirls.
• Sprinkle top of cake with remaining 1 teaspoon lemon peel.
• (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate. Let cake stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.).

LEMON GINGER CAKE WITH LEMON-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For Cake:
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 °F. Butter two 9-inch diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Line bottom of pans with waxed paper; butter paper. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla (mixture may look curdled). Sift flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt into medium bowl; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions each, beginning with dry ingredients.
• Divide batter equally between prepared pans. Bake until golden brown and tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Transfer pans to racks. Cool 10 minutes. Using small sharp knife, cut around sides of pan to loosen cakes. Turn out cakes onto racks and cool completely. Peel off waxed paper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap tightly in plastic and store at room temperature.)
• For Frosting:
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter lemon juice, 2 teaspoons lemon peel and vanilla in large bowl until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat until frosting is smooth.
• Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread 1 cup frosting over top. Place remaining cake layer atop. Using icing spatula, spread remaining frosting over sides and top of cake in decorative swirls. Sprinkle top of cake with remaining 1 teaspoon lemon peel. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate. Let cake stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.)

MEYER LEMON CAKE WITH LEMON-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cake: Grease bottom, sides and center tube of a 9 or 10-inch fixed bottom tube pan with at least 3 3/4-inch high sides. Line bottom of pan with waxed paper or parchment; grease the paper.
• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowel; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until thickened and lightened to a cream color, about 2 minutes.
• On low speed, beat in 1 cup oil, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla until blended.
• Blend in flour mixture; when incorporated, mix in sour cream until no white streaks remain.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake on center oven rack until top feels firm and toothpick comes out clean. about 65 minutes.
• Let cake rest in pan for 15 minutes, then run knife around edge of cake and tube in center.
• Invert cake onto wire rack.
• Leave cake bottom side up to cool.
• Frosting: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on low speed to beat butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, zest and vanilla until smooth.
• Beat in sugar until frosting is smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Frost cake: Cake can be covered and stored in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• Serve cold or at room temperature.

LEMON CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake layer pans.
• Combine the cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, milk, vegetable oil and the 3 whole eggs. Mix until blended. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until cakes test done. Set aside cakes to cool.
• To Make Lemon Cheese Filling: In the top half of a double boiler combine the egg yolks, white sugar, butter or margarine, flour, grated lemon rind and lemon juice. Cook stirring constantly over medium heat until mixture is thick enough to spread. Let cool before spreading between cooled cake layers.

LEMON-CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Spray 13 x 9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, measure 2 1/2 cups Bisquick™ mix. In large measuring cup or bowl, beat 2 eggs, 1 cup sugar, the milk, 2 tablespoons lemon peel and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Fold into Bisquick™, followed by melted butter. Spread batter in pan.
• In medium bowl, beat Cream Cheese Mixture ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and combined. Drop mixture by dollops all over top of batter; swirl using butter knife.
• In small bowl, mix 1/2 cup Bisquick™ mix, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon peel. Cut in cold butter using pastry blender or by pinching with clean fingers until you get coarse, sandy crumbs. Spread streusel over top of batter.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and edges of cake are golden. Cool on cooling rack at least 20 minutes before serving.

LUSCIOUS LEMON BUNDT CAKE W/LEMONY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Grease and flour 12-cup bundt pan.
• Cake:.
• From lemons, grate 2 tablespoons peel and squeeze 3 tablespoons juice.
• Mix flour, salt and baking soda.
• In bowl with mixer on low speed, blend sugar and butter. On high, beat 3 minutes.
• On low, beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla.
• Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• Fold in peel and juice.
• Spoon into pan.
• Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool in pan 15 minutes, then invert onto rack.
• Frosting:.
• In bowl, with mixer on low speed, blend sugar, butter and cream cheese.
• Beat in juice and vanilla.
• On high, beat until fluffy.
• Spread over cooled cake.

LEMON-BLUEBERRY CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans. Line bottoms with rounds of parchment paper. Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended, scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in lemon juice, zest, then 1 egg at a time. Continue to beat until well blended. Add dry ingredients in 3 additions alternating with buttermilk. Fold in berries. Transfer to pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted in the centre comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks. TO ASSEMBLE: Make White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting. Turn first layer of cake on platter. Peel off parchment. Spread with 1 cup frosting. Place second layer on top. Remove parchment. Frost remainder of sides and top. Keep in refrigerator until ready to serve. Notes WHITE CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: In a small bowl, microwave 6 oz (180 g) chopped white chocolate for 2 -3 minutes on Medium until almost melted. Stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Beat 8 oz. (250 g) cream cheese and 1/4 cup softened unsalted butter until blended. Add melted chocolate. Gradually add 3 cups confectioner's (icing) sugar, beating until smooth and creamy.

PEAR CAKE WITH LEMON-HONEY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans with 1 1/2 inch high sides.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and spices in large bowl.
• Make well in center of flour mixture.
• Add oil, eggs, milk and vanilla; Whisk just until evenly moistened.
• Fold in pears and nuts and divide between pans; Bake cakes for about 45 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon peel in large bowl until fluffy.
• Add honey and beat until smooth.
• If frosting is very soft, chill until firm enough to spread.
• Place 1 cake layer, flat side up on a platter.
• Spread 1 cup frosting on cake.
• Top with second layer with flat side down.
• Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.

CITRUS POUND CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For cake: Preheat oven to 350 F, and prepare pans with parchment circles and lightly spray with baking spray. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes. Add baking emulsion, lemon zest, lemon juice and mix well. Add eggs one at a time and mix until well incorporated. Add flour and heavy whipping cream, alternating each a third at a time, ending with the whipping cream. Mix until combines, but do not over mix, approximately 2 minutes.
• Divide batter between pans. Bake in preheated oven for 38 to 40 minutes. Check cake at 38 minutes to make sure it is not over baking (cake will pull away from the edges). Insert a cake tester or toothpick at the center of the cake. If toothpick removes clean, then it is done. Place on cooling racks in pan for 15 minutes. Remove from pan and let cake cool completely.
• For the frosting: In a large bowl, cream together cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy. Add lemon juice, zest, and powdered sugar and stir to combine. Add whipping cream 1 or 2 tablespoons at a time to reach spreadable consistency. Use immediately. Yields 3 cups.

GREEK YOGURT CREAM CHEESE LEMON COFFEE CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare an 8 x 8 inch baking dish by lining it with parchment paper, leaving extra paper hanging over two of the sides. If you don't have parchment paper, spray the dish with non-stick cooking spray. In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, sugar, egg, and lemon juice until smooth and creamy. Set aside. In another medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, mix oil and sugar. Add egg and mix well. Add Greek yogurt, lemon zest and lemon juice. Mix well on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually add the flour mixture to the batter and mix until incorporated on low speed. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and smooth it out to the edges. Carefully spread the cream cheese mixture over the top of the batter, spreading it almost to the edges. To make the crumb topping, pour the flour, sugar and cold cubed butter into a medium bowl, and using a pastry cutter or two forks, cut the butter into the flour and sugar until you are have pea sized crumbs of flour coated butter. Pour the crumb mixture over the cream cheese layer. Bake the coffee cake at 350 degrees for 37-40 minutes. Allow to cool, and then dust with powdered sugar. Remove from the dish using parchment paper to a cutting board, and cut into 16 squares.

LEMON BLUEBERRY DELIGHT CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. First; set out butter, cream cheese and eggs about an hour prior to baking and let them come to room temperture.
• 2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare 10-spring from pan with cooking spray. I used "Joy Baking Spray". Go ahead and zest and juice your lemons; set aside. 1 1/2 large lemons for cake batter and 1/2 lemon for filling. And, if you are making the blueberry sauce you will need to zest and juice 1/2 large lemon.
• 3. CREAM CHEESE FILLING: In the bowl of stand mixer, beat cream cheese on medium-high speed until smooth about 5 minutes, scraping bowl as needed. Add confectioners' sugar and beat another 2 to 3 minutes. Add egg; beat until completely combined, about 1 minute. Add butter, lemon juice, lemon and vanilla extract and zest; beat 1 minute; set aside.
• 4. CAKE BATTER: In a batter bowl (or large bowl) combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; whisk together. Whisk in melted butter, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla; don't over beat. Gently fold in blueberries.
• 5. Pour batter into 10-inch prepared spring-form pan. Gently pour cream cheese filling into center of cake batter; spread gently to within 1/2 of sides of pan (the filling should cover all of the cake batter except for 1/2-inch of the outter edge of the cake batter, 1/2-inch of the batter should be visable).
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until until toothpick inserted near the edge of cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully remove sides from spring-form pan and allow cake to cool for 1 hour.
• 7. BLUEBERRY SAUCE: In a small saucepan, add the cornstarch and sugar. Whisk together. Stir in 1 cup of the blueberries, the lemon juice, zest, vanilla and salt. Cook the mixture over medium heat for 4-5 minutes, until thickened. Stir in the remaining blueberries and cook for 2 minutes. Cool and store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
• 8. WHIPPED CREAM TOPPPING: Pour cold whipping cream into a cold bowl. Beat on high speed of hand mixer until it starts to thicken; add sugar and lemon extract; continue beating until it forms a peak. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 9. When cake is completely cool; spinkle with powered sugar; slice and serve as is.
• 10. Or, add whipped cream and blueberry sauce! Keep any remaining cake refrigerated. ENJOY!

CHEESE-FILLED LEMON COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Ib a large bowl, beat butter and 1 cup sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add egg; mix well. Stir in lemon juice and lemon zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. , Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured 8-in. fluted tube pan. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and remaining sugar; spoon over batter. Top with remaining batter., Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients. Drizzle over cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

LEMON BALM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl combine the first 3 ingredients and press into a pie pan, set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, I used my stand-up mixer, beat the cream cheese, sugar and sour cream until nice and smooth. Add the eggs and beat on low speed just until combined then add the vanilla, lemon balm, and the juice and rind of 1 lemon.
• 3. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until the center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack. Top with fresh strawberries and lemon sauce. See the attached recipe for my lemon sauce recipe. Enjoy!
• 4. Link to Lemon Sauce Recipe: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/dessert-cake/lemon-balm-cake-with-lemon-sauce.html

ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly spray three 6" round cake pans and line the bottoms with wax paper or parchment paper. 2. In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients for the cake. In a medium bowl, beat together all the remaining ingredients for the cake. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix well. Divide evenly between the three pans. 3. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the cake bounces back when gently touched in the center. While the cake bakes, use a wooden spoon to beat together the cream cheese, butter and lemon zest until smooth. Add the remaining frosting ingredients and mix until smooth and lump free. 4. Cool the cakes for 10 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a cooling rack. Remove the pan and slowly peel away the wax/parchment paper liners. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

LEMON LOVERS CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Sponge Cake Layer.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and generously butter a 9-inch springform pan.
• Sift cake flour, baking powder, together in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.
• Beat egg yolks together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high for 3 minutes.
• Then, with mixer still running, gradually add sugar continue beating until thick and light-yellow about 5 minutes longer.
• Beat in vanilla and lemon extracts.
• Sift flour mixture over batter and gently stir it in by hand then blend in butter.
• In a clean bowl, using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tartar together on high until frothy.
• Gradually add sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
• The whites should stand up in stiff peaks, but not be dry.
• Stir about 1/3 cup of whites into the batter, then gently fold in remaining whites.
• Gently spoon batter into the pan.
• Bake cake just until center of the cake springs back when lightly touched, only about 10 minutes.
• Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack while making cheesecake filling.
• Do not remove from pan.
• CHEESE CAKE.
• Preheat oven 300 degrees F.
• In large mixer bowl beat cheese until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth.
• Add eggs one at a time and lemon juice.
• Evenly pour cheese filling on top of baked sponge cake.
• Bake 50-55 minutes, until center is set.
• Remove from oven; turn oven to 500 degrees F.
• Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla well; spread evenly over top of cheese cake; return to oven bake 5 min.
• Remove from oven, cool, chill for several hours; best over night.
• LEMON SAUCE.
• Combine cornstarch and sugar in a small saucepan.
• Slowly stir boiling water into the sugar mixture.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the sauce is smooth and thickened.
• Cover and cook over very low heat or over boiling water in a double boiler, stirring occasionally, until no raw starch taste remains, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in lemon rind and juice.
• Cool.
• When ready to serve cheese cake drizzle over servings.

BETTY CROCKER'S LEMON CREAM CHEESE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 325°F. Generously spray 10- or 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• 2. In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
• 3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; turn upside down onto cooling rack or heatproof serving plate, and remove pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 4. Place cake on serving plate. In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar and lemon juice, a little at a time, using whisk until thick glaze forms. (You may not need all the juice.) Pour evenly over cake. Store cake loosely covered.