Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

Cheese and lemon cake, gluten-free and gelatin-free, easy and quick to make. This is the perfect dessert for after a meal with family or friends, as it is a delicious and really simple cake to prepare, with few ingredients and without wheat flour, ideal for celiac.

Cheesecakes are delicious and complement other flavors very well. This time it uses lemon, which gives it a fresh air, but the same recipe can be used to make it with orange. Likewise, this cake can be decorated with red fruits, jam, etc. If you like homemade cakes with a touch of citrus, this is your recipe, so keep reading to discover in this article how to make lemon cheesecake.

Ingredients to make Lemon Cheesecake:

1. 300 grams of cream cheese (cream cheese)
2. 4 eggs
3. 125 grams of sugar
4. 125 grams of natural or lemon yogurt
5. 2 tablespoons lemon juice
6. lemon zest
7. 75 grams of cornmeal (cornstarch)

How to make Lemon Cheesecake:

1. To make the lemon cheesecake, remove the ingredients from the fridge a little ahead of time so they are at room temperature.
2. Turn on the oven at 180 ºC so that it heats up while you prepare the cake dough.
3. Once all this is done, beat the eggs with the sugaruntil the mixture is white and fluffy. It may take you about 5 minutes.
4. Add the rest of the ingredientsexcept the cornmeal. So, add the cream cheese at room temperature, the yogurt, the zest of one lemon and the 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Mix until the cheese is integrated into the dough.
5. If you want the lemon cheesecake to have a lot of lemon flavor, you can add more juice.
6. Tip: If you use lemon yogurt, the cake will also have more flavor.
7. Add the cornmeal(cornstarch) and integrate it by making smooth enveloping movements so that the dough does not lose volume.
8. Pour the dough into a 22-24 cm diameter mold, previously greased with butter and a little flour. You can also line the mold with parchment paper (vegetable).
9. Bake the lemon cheesecake at 160ºC, with heat on top and bottom, for about 40-50 minutes, depending on the oven.
10. When it starts to brown around the edges, prick the center with a toothpick. The center must be almost dry. How do you like this cheesecake
11. When the cake is ready, turn off the oven and leave it inside for about 15 minutes, with this it will finish cooking in the center and thus it will be tender and juicy.
12. After this time, take it out of the mold and let it cool completely. Clever! The recipe for lemon and cheese cakeis simple and it is spectacular. Everyone will want to repeat!