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Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake

Author: Roz

Ingredients

For the crust

  • 3 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1-1/2 sticks salted butter melted

For the filling

  • 2-1/2 pounds cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 5 jumbo eggs room temperature
  • 2 jumbo egg yolks only room temperature
  • 2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

For the raspberry topping

  • 1 cup red seedless raspberry or strawberry jelly
  • 3 half-pints fresh raspberries
  • 1 tsp. Chambord raspberry liquor

Instructions

Bake the Crust

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Combine the graham crackers, sugar, and melted butter until moistened.
  • Pour into a 9-inch spring form pan.
  • Press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan and about 1-inch up the sides.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Cool to room temperature.
  • Raise the oven temperature to 450 degrees.

Prepare the filling

  • Cream the cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy for 5 minutes.
  • Reduce the speed of the mixer to medium and add the eggs and egg yolks, 2 at a time, mixing well.
  • Scrape down the bowl and beater.
  • With the mixer on low, add the lemon juice and vanilla.
  • Mix thoroughly and pour into the cooled crust.
  • Bake for 15 minutes.
  • Turn the oven temperature down to 225 degrees F and bake for another 1 hour and 30 minutes.

The cake will still be a little wiggly in the middle so

  • Turn the oven off and open the door slightly.
  • Keep the cake in the oven with the door ajar for 30 minutes.
  • Take the cake out of the oven and allow it to sit at room temperature for another 3 hours, until completely cooled.
  • Wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  • Remove the cake from the spring form pan by carefully running a hot knife around the outside of the cake.
  • Leave the cake on the bottom of the springform pan for serving.

For the raspberry topping

  • Melt the jelly in a small pan over low heat.
  • In a bowl, gently toss the raspberries, warm jelly, and Chambord until well mixed.
  • Arrange the berry mixture on top of the cake.
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

  • https://www.italianbellavita.com/2011/09/lemon-raspberry-cheesecake/
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