Best 5 Lemon Lovers Cheese Cake Recipes

LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Place the oven rack in the lower half of the oven and preheat to 325°F.
• Place the animal crackers in a food processor and pulse until they are fine crumbs. Add in the sugar and pulse again. Add the butter in a steady stream and continue to pulse until the mixture starts to come together, about 10 1-second pulses.
• Transfer the crumb mixture to a 9-inch springform pan and press evenly into the bottom. Bake until it is golden brown, about 13-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Once cool, wrap the pan with 2 18-inch pieces of foil. Set in a roasting pan and set aside.
• To make the filling, place 1/4 cup of the sugar and the lemon zest in a food processor and process until the sugar turns yellow and fragrant. Add in the remaining sugar and pulse a few times to combine.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese for about 5 seconds. With the mixer on low, add in the lemon sugar in a steady stream, then switch to medium and beat until creamy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Reduce the speed to medium-low and add the eggs, 2 at a time, scraping down the bowl in between additions. Add in the lemon juice, vanilla and salt and mix to combine. Add in the cream and beat to combine, another 5 seconds. Scrape the bowl again to make sure everything has been incorporated and pour into the springform pan.
• Place the pan in the oven and carefully add enough water to the roasting pan to make it halfway up the sides of the springform pan. Bake until the center is slightly jiggly and the sides start to puff and the surface is no longer shiny, about 55 to 60 minutes. Turn off the oven and prop the oven door open with a towel or wooden spoon. Allow the cake to cool in the oven for 1 hour.
• Remove from the roasting pan, remove the foil, and transfer to a wire rack. Run a small paring knife around the edges of the cake and let it sit at room temperature for 2 hours.
• While the cheesecake is baking, make the lemon curd. Heat the lemon juice in a small pan over medium heat until it is hot, but not boiling. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs. Gradually whisk in the sugar. Whisking constantly, slowly pour the hot lemon juice into the egg mixture, then pour the mixture back into the pan. Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 170°F, or until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the butter until it is melted. Stir in the cream, vanilla and salt. (If you have lumps in the curd, pour through a fine mesh strainer to strain any lumps.) Pour the curd into a small nonreactive bowl. Cover the surface of the curd directly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.
• When the cheesecake is cool, top it with the lemon curd while still in the springform pan. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 5 hours, but 24 hours is better.

LEMON DREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto bottom and 2 in. up the inside of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in cream, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest, extracts and, if desired, food coloring. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Return pan to baking sheet., Bake 55-65 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

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.

LOVELY LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place a greased 10-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Wrap foil securely around pan., In a small bowl, mix cracker crumbs, sugar and cinnamon; stir in butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan; refrigerate while preparing filling., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and salt until smooth. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour over crust. Place springform pan in a larger baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan., Bake 70-80 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool cheesecake on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove foil. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled., Remove rim from pan. If desired, top cheesecake with lemon slices.

LEMON LOVERS LUSCIOUS CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, eggs, sugar, lemon extract, 1 1/2 teaspoons of lemon zest, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Spoon the mixture into the graham cracker crust.
• Bake the pie in the preheated oven until the filling is set and no longer gooey inside, about 35 minutes.
• Remove pie from oven, let stand until it cools to room temperature, and cool in refrigerator until thoroughly chilled, at least 4 hours.
• Spread the lemon curd evenly over the top of the cheesecake filling.
• Spread the whipped topping over the lemon curd.
• Sprinkle the top of the pie with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest. Refrigerate leftovers.