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Easy Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake Squares

Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Servings 20

Ingredients
  

  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 cartons (15 ounces each) ricotta cheese
  • 3/4 cup  sugar
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

Cake:

  • 1 package lemon cake mix (regular size)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons confectioners’ sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350° F
  • In a large bowl, combine eggs, ricotta cheese, sugar, and lemon peel; set aside.
  • In another large bowl, combine cake mix, water, oil, lemon juice, and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.
  • Pour into a greased 13-x-9-in. baking pan. Carefully spoon ricotta mixture on top of cake batter.
  • Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack for one hour.
  • Refrigerate overnight. Dust with confectioners’ sugar; cut into squares. Refrigerate leftovers.
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