🍋🍰 Lemon Cheesecake Cake
🧁 Ingredients
For the cheesecake layer:
450 g cream cheese (softened)
½ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
Zest of 1 lemon
For the lemon cake:
2½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
¾ cup butter (softened)
1½ cups sugar
3 eggs
1 cup milk
2 tbsp lemon juice
Zest of 2 lemons
1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional lemon glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2–3 tbsp lemon juice
👩🍳 Instructions
- Make the cheesecake layer
Preheat oven to 160°C (320°F).
Beat cream cheese + sugar until smooth.
Add eggs one at a time.
Mix in vanilla + lemon zest.
Pour into a lined round pan.
Bake 25–30 min until set.
Let cool completely, then chill. - Make the lemon cake
Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
Mix flour, baking powder, salt.
In another bowl, beat butter + sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs one by one.
Add milk, lemon juice, zest, vanilla.
Slowly mix in dry ingredients. - Assemble the cake
Pour half the cake batter into a greased cake pan.
Place the cooled cheesecake layer on top.
Cover with remaining cake batter.
Bake 40–50 minutes until golden and cooked through.
Let cool fully before removing. - Optional glaze
Mix powdered sugar + lemon juice and drizzle over the top.
🍽️ Result
Soft lemon cake on the outside, rich creamy cheesecake inside, with a bright citrus flavor in every bite.