Lemon Cheesecake

Lemon Cheesecake

Ingredients

      Line and grease a 8" springform cake pan

     100g Marie biscuits, crushed

     80g Melted butter

• Combine crushed biscuit crumbs and melted butter together in a mixing bowl. Press the biscuit crumbs onto the base of the prepared pan and chill in the refrigerator for later use.

      250g Cream Cheese
      30g Sugar
      3 Egg yolks
      65g Whipping cream
      1 Lemon zest
      3/4 tbsp Lemon juice
      1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
      1/2 tbsp Orange contreau
      20g Butter, melted
      2 tbsp Plain flour, sifted
      3 Egg whites
      35g Sugar


      Method:

• Cream the cheese and sugar together and slowly add in whipping cream, beat till creamy at medium speed.
• Scrape bowl and add egg yolks one at a time until all combined then add lemon zest, lemon juice,vanilla extract and orange contreau ~ beat to mix well.
• Scrape bowl,  lower speed add in melted butter and plain flour, mix well and transfer cheese mixture to a large bowl.
• Whisk egg whites and sugar till peak form. Use a rubber spatula to fold egg whites to cheese mixture.
• Pour cheese mixture into prepared cake tin.
• Steam bake at 160C for about 1 hour. Cool to room temperature and chill cheesecake before serve.

You may like to mix some cocoa powder and snow powder together and dust on cheesecake.

 

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