Blogger Stephanie Wise of Girl versus Dough adapts Betty’s super popular, super-delicious lemon cheesecake recipe for a 13x9-inch pan—perfect for a crowd!
Learn to make this recipe with our how-to article.
Lemon Cheesecake Squares
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 6 hr 0 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Filling
- 3 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 3 containers (3.5 oz each) refrigerated lemon pudding
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature
- 3 eggs
Garnish
- 3 to 4 cups frozen (thawed) whipped topping
- Additional grated lemon peel
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil extending over 2 short sides of pan to be used as “handles” to remove cheesecake from pan later. Lightly spray foil with cooking spray; lightly flour.
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Step2In large bowl, stir together Crust ingredients until mixture is crumbly; press evenly in bottom of pan.
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Step3In same large bowl, beat cream cheese, pudding, sugar and sour cream with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and smooth. Add 3 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and just until blended. Pour Filling into pan; smooth top with spatula.
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Step4Bake 45 minutes or until cheesecake is set around edges and about 3 inches of center still wobbles slightly. Turn off oven; open door at least 4 inches. Leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes to cool.
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Step5Remove cheesecake from oven; place on cooling rack. Cool 30 minutes.
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Step6Tent foil over top of cheesecake. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight to set.
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Step7To serve, remove cheesecake from pan by lifting with foil “handles.” Place on serving platter; remove excess foil. Pipe or spoon whipped topping over top of cheesecake; sprinkle with additional grated lemon peel.
Nutrition
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