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Lemon Cheesecake
Creamy lemon cheesecake with white chocolate and lemon curd.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
5
minutes
minutes
0
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
35
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
servings
Calories
756
kcal
Author
Leigh Anne Wilkes
Ingredients
Crust
1 1/3
cups
graham cracker crumbs
1/3
cup
sugar
1/8
tsp
salt
5
Tbsp
butter
melted
Cheesecake
32
oz.
cream cheese
softened
1 1/4
cups
granulated sugar
10
oz
white baking chocolate
melted and cooled
2
Tbsp
all purpose flour
2
Tbsp
heavy whipping cream
2
Tbsp
lemon juice
2
tsp
lemon peel
1
tsp
vanilla extract
1
tsp
lemon extract
4
eggs
slightly beaten
Lemon Curd
3
eggs
1
cup
granulated sugar
2/3
cup
lemon juice
1/2
cup
butter
1
Tbsp
lemon zest
white chocolate
grated for garnish
Instructions
Crust
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix together all crust ingredienets. Press mixture into bottom and one inch up the side of the springform pan. Wrap the bottom of the pan in foil.
Bake for 10 minutes and allow crust to cool.
Filling
In a bowl combine cream cheese and sugar and beat until smooth.
Beat in white chocolate, flour, cream, lemon juice, lemon peel, lemon extract and vanilla extract.
Add eggs, beat on low speed until just combined.
Pour into crust.
Place foil covered pan on a baking sheet.
Bake for 65-75 minutes or until center is set and top appears dull.
Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge to loosen cake and cool on hour.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night.
Remove springform pan from cake. Cover with lemon curd and garnish with white chocolate.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Lemon Curd
Mix together eggs, sugar and lemon juice.
Place in a double boiler over simmering water until mixed well. Stir until thickened. About 8-10 minutes.
Fold in butter and lemon zest
Cover and refrigerate until cooled and thickened.
Nutrition
Calories:
756
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
70
g
|
Protein:
10
g
|
Fat:
50
g
|
Saturated Fat:
29
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
2
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
13
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
220
mg
|
Sodium:
497
mg
|
Potassium:
250
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
62
g
|
Vitamin A:
1581
IU
|
Vitamin C:
7
mg
|
Calcium:
151
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg