Easy Lemon Cheesecake


Serves: 16
Total Calories: 291

Ingredients

CRUST
1 package (1-lb 2.25-oz) pudding-included lemon cake mix *
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

FILLING
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1 (8-ounce) container lemon yogurt
1 (16-ounce) can lemon creme ready-to-spread frosting

Directions:

Heat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease bottom only of 10- or 9-inch springform pan. In large bowl, combine cake mix and butter at low speed until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture for topping. With floured fingers, press remaining mixture in bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of greased pan.

In same bowl, combine all filling ingredients beat at medium speed until smooth. Pour into crust-lined pan. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture evenly over filling.

Bake at 325°F. for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until center is just set and edges are golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving. Store in refrigerator.

*TIP: Yellow cake mix can be substituted for the lemon cake mix.

Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 430 Protein 5g Carbohydrate 49g Fat 24g Sodium 420mg

From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 16
Total Calories: 291
Calories from Fat: 198

This Easy Lemon Cheesecake recipe is from the Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


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