Junior's Lemon Coconut Cheesecake

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Another amazing cheesecake from junior's - a ton of work, but a great recipe when you're in dire need of baking therapy :)

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Steps

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Preheat the oven to 350 f and generously butter a 9-inch springform pan.

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Sift the cake flour , baking powder , and salt together in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.

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Beat the egg yolks together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high for 3 minutes.

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Then , with the mixer still running , gradually add the 1 / 3 cup of sugar and continue beating until thick light-yellow ribbons form in the bowl , about 5 minutes more.

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Beat in the vanilla and lemon extracts.

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Sift the flour mixture over the batter and stir it in by hand until no more white flecks appear.

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Then blend in the butter.

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In a clean bowl , using clean dry beaters , beat the egg whites and cream of tartar together on high until frothy.

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Gradually add the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.

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Stir about 1 / 3 cup of the whites into the batter , then gently fold in the remaining whites.

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Gently spoon the batter into the pan.

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Bake the cake just until the center of the cake springs .

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Ingredients

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cake flour, baking powder, salt, extra-large eggs, sugar, pure vanilla extract, lemon extract, unsalted butter, cream of tartar, cream cheese, cornstarch, heavy cream, extra-large egg yolks, cold water, lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, yellow food coloring, unflavored gelatin, angel flake coconut