“This post and recipe was created for #SummerDessertWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.”
Welcome to Day Two of our #SummerDessertWeek recipe and giveaway party!
My recipe for today is…
Lemon Lime Cheesecake!

Lemon Lime Cheesecake serves New York style cheesecake topped with lemon curd and citrus slices for fun, dessert.

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Dixie Crystals

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Lemon Lime Cheesecake

5 from 3 votes

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Notes

crust

6 Tablespoons sugar

6 Tablespoons butter, melted

2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

filling

24 ounces regular cream cheese

1 1/2 cups regular sour cream

1/4 cup flour

1 teaspoon lemon flavoring

1 teaspoon lime juice

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/4 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 egg yolk

Instructions

crust

Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together sugar and crumbs. Stir in melted butter,

Press into prepared 10-inch springform pan. Bake for about 10 minutes until set and firm. Cool.

filling

Cream together cheese, sugar, flour and sour cream until smooth.

add vanilla and lemon and lime along with egg yolk.

Add additional eggs one at a time just folding in. Do not overmix.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush exposed insides of pan with melted butter. Pour batter into pan, level.

Place in hot water bath and bake on center rack for 10 minutes. Reduce heat and bake an additional 60 minutes.

Turn off oven and allow residual heat to finish baking. This takes about 60 to 70 minutes with the door shut.

Finished cake should look evenly firm yet slightly wet. Cool completely on wire rack before refrigerating.

Allow 6 to 24 hours chill time to set before removing cake from pan.

curd

1/2 cup fresh squeeze lemon juice

1 teaspoon fine lemon zest

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1 egg yolk

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions

curd

Whisk together juice and sugar in a 2-quart saucepan. Whisk in zest and eggs.

Cook over medium-low heat about 1 minute stirring constantly with a spatula. Scrape down sides often.

Remove from heat. Stir in butter.

Reduce heat to low and continue cooking, periodically removing from heat and stirring until curd begins to thicken and slight bubbles form.

Pour finished curd in a bowl and cover the top with plastic wrap, pressing it against the curd so water doesn't form on top. Chill at least one hour.

Top cheesecake with curd. Decorate with lemon and lime slices.

On to the Giveaway!

Welcome to the 3rd Annual #SummerDessertWeek event hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife. This week-long summer time event is filled with some down right amazing sweet recipes from fantastic bloggers and we’ve got some great giveaways from our generous sponsors for y’all too!! We can’t wait to share all of these summer-themed desserts with you and celebrate sweet, sweet summertime all week long!

There are 45 incredible bloggers participating in this year’s #SummerDessertWeek event! Thanks to those bloggers, we have over 168 summer time sweet treat recipes being shared this week! Grab a few recipes to try out and don’t forget to enter the giveaway below!

Scroll down to take a look!

PRIZE #1

Dixie Crystals is giving away one (1)Keurig® K-Select® Coffee Maker

PRIZE #2

Prize #2 — Adam’s Extract is giving away – 1 Gift Pack – including Adams Poundcake Kit, Adams Best, Adams Lemon Extract, Adams Natural Food Color, and Adams Cinnamon Sugar

PRIZE #3

Prize #3 —Wilton is giving away a Wilton Gift Pack – including – Bake and Bring Geometric Print Non-Stick 13 x 9 -inch Oblong Pan, Bake and Bring Geometric Print Non-Stick 8-inch Square Cake Pan, Bake and Bring Geometric Print Non-Stick 8-inch Round Cake Pan, Peach Cobbler Candy Melts Candy, Blueberry Lemonade Candy Melts Candy, Orange Crème Candy Melts Candy, Key Lime Pie Decorating Icing Pouch with Tips, Orange Crème Decorating Icing Pouch with Tips, Pop Art Triangle and Solid Cupcake Liners, Geometric Print and Solid Green Cupcake Liners, Balloon Dog Icing Decorations, Assorted Brights and Pastels Sprinkles, Blue Sprinkles Tackle Box, Coral Sprinkles Tackle Box, DIY-Lish Mermaid Kit, DIY-Lish Candy Lollipop Kit and Disposable Decorating Bags with 1M Tips

PRIZE #4

Prize #4 — Sweets & Treats Boutique is giving away 1 (one) baking supply box including an assortment of sprinkles and cupcake liners as well as one of Love From The Oven’s recent cookbooks!

PRIZE #5

Prize #5 — Anolon is giving one (1) winner an Anolon Advanced Graphite 9″ Round Springform Pan & an Anolon Advanced Graphite 9″ Square Springform Pan

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Giveaway open to US Residents 18 years or older. All entries will be verified. No PO Boxes Please. Prizes will be sent directly from sponsors to winners, bloggers are not responsible for prizes. This giveaway runs from July 7th – July 14th at 12AMEST. Winners will be selected soon afterward and contacted by e-mail. Winners will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. There are a total of 5 (five) prizes and therefore we will have a total of 5 (five) winners. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #SummerDessertWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to Thank our amazing sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Adam’s Extract, Wilton, Sweets and Treats Shop and Anolon ! These wonderful sponsors provided the prize packs for our giveaways and also sent samples and products to the #SummerDessertWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.
Check out the amazing #SummerDessertWeek recipes from our bloggers today!

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