Description
Indulge in the delightful Creamy Lemon Cheesecake Cake, a perfect blend of rich creaminess and zesty lemon flavor. This impressive dessert features layers of velvety cheesecake and soft cake, making it an ideal centerpiece for birthdays, weddings, or any special occasion. With its beautiful presentation and refreshing taste, this cake is sure to leave a lasting impression on your guests. Easy to prepare even for beginner bakers, you’ll find that this recipe quickly becomes a favorite in your home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz full-fat cream cheese
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
- Juice and zest from lemons
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp lemon extract
- Zest from 2 lemons
- Optional: zest of 1 lemon (about 1 1/2 tsp)
- 6 to 6 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- Yellow food gel, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
- For the cheesecake filling: Beat together cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add salt, eggs one at a time, flour, sour cream, and lemon extract; mix until creamy. Pour into pans and bake for about 65 minutes until set. Let cool completely.
- For the cake layers: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then alternate adding flour mixed with baking powder and baking soda with buttermilk, lemon juice, oil, lemon extract, and zest. Divide batter between pans and bake for about 30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.
- For the frosting: Beat softened butter and cream cheese together; gradually add powdered sugar until fluffy; mix in lemon extract.
- Assemble by layering the cheesecake filling between the cake layers and covering with frosting.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: Approximately 95 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (125g)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 290mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 75mg