Strawberry Cheesecake Lemon Bars

This recipe shows you how to use cake mix to make a batch of strawberry cheesecake lemon bars; most of the time is spent in the refrigerator.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 31 mins
• Total Time: 51 mins
• Calories: 187 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• cooking spray
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup butter, melted
• 0.25 cup strawberry preserves
• 0.33333334326744 cup prepared lemonade
• 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar
• 0.25 cup sprinkles, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Beat together cake mix, lemonade, and butter until a soft dough forms. Press half the dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.

Step 3

Beat together cream cheese and sugar in a bowl until creamy. Add egg and beat again. Spread cheesecake over the dough in the pan.

Step 4

Place strawberry preserves in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until melted, about 30 seconds. Drop by small spoonfuls all over the top of the cheesecake layer. Drag a knife very carefully through the cheesecake to swirl in the strawberry preserves.

Step 5

Take a small piece of the remaining dough and press it flat in the palm of your hand. Rip the dough into pieces and scatter over the cheesecake, covering as much of the surface as you can.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Refrigerate until completely chilled, about 4 hours to overnight.

Step 7

Stir the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice together in a bowl. Drizzle mixture over the chilled cheesecake and top with sprinkles. Let icing set, about 15 minutes. Cut into 24 bars.