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Classic Lemon Cheesecake

5.0

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Lemon cheesecake topped with white icing on parchment paper.
donna hay magazine, photography by William Meppem

You can't beat the classics when it comes to desserts, and this is one of my best. Zesty, creamy and light-as-air, this cake is completely heavenly. It's impossible to stop at one slice!

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