Friday 17 February 2012

Baked raspberry cheesecake

Ingredients

8 digestive biscuits
50.0g butter , melted
600g cream cheese
2.0 tbsp plain flour
175.0g caster sugar
vanilla extract
2 eggs , plus 1 yolk
142.0ml pot soured cream
300.0g raspberries
icing sugar

Preparation method

Prep: 20 mins. Cook: 40 mins. Serves: 8

1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Crush 8 digestive biscuits in a food processor (or put in a plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin). Mix with 50g melted butter. Press into a 20cm springform tin and bake for 5 minutes, then cool.
2. Beat 600g cream cheese with 2 tbsp flour, 175g caster sugar, a few drops of vanilla extract, 2 eggs, 1 yolk and a 142ml pot of soured cream until light and fluffy. Stir in 150g raspberries and pour into the tin. Bake for 40 minutes and then check, it should be set but slightly wobbly in the centre. Leave in the tin to cool.
3. Using the remaining 150g raspberries, keep a few for the top and put the rest in a pan with 1 tbsp icing sugar. Heat until juicy and then squash with a fork. Push through a sieve. Serve the cheescake with the raspberry sauce and raspberries.

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