Today we're in the kitchen making a deliciously light and creamy lemon cheesecake with lemon curd topping! If you're a cheesecake or lemon lover, give this one a go!
Ingredients
200g plain biscuits
125g butter, melted
500g Philadelphia cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 tbsp lemon zest,
2 eggs
Lemon curd (recipe below)
Whipped cream to serve
Method
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius or (350F).
Lightly grease a springform cake tin and line the base with baking paper.
In a food processor, add the biscuits and then pulse until finely chopped.
Add butter and stir until combined.
Turn biscuit mixture into cake tin and press evenly on base and sides.
Allow to cool in the fridge for approximately 30 mins.
In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth, then add sugar and lemon size and continue to beat until just combined. Add eggs one at a time, and beat until smooth.
Evenly pour mixture into cake tin and place on a baking tray.
Bake for 25 - 30 mins, or until just set in the centre.
Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in the oven with the door ajar for a couple of hours or until completely cool. Chill in the fridge for 2 hours.
Make lemon curd (recipe below).
Pour curd over cheesecake and then chill in the fridge until serving.
Serve cheesecake with whipped cream.
Enjoy!
LEMON CURD
Ingredients
100g unsalted butter
2 large juicy lemons, zested and juiced
3 large eggs
150g caster sugar
Pinch of nutmeg
Method with appliance
Turn on your ThermoCook Pro M 2.0
Place all ingredients into the jug.
Whizz with the blade attachment for 10 seconds on speed 7.
Scrape down the sides.
Insert the stirring tool and cook for 15 minutes on 80°C on speed 3.
Enjoy warm or cold!
Pour into sterilised jars and refrigerate.
Method by hand
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.
Add the sugar, nutmeg and lemon zest and juice and stir until sugar dissolves.
Whisk in the eggs one by one and continue to cook over a low heat. Careful with the temperature, you don’t want to end up with scrambled eggs. Stir until the mixture thickens, enough to coat the back of a spoon (approximately 15 minutes).
Enjoy warm or cold!
Pour into sterilised jars and refrigerate.
Download the full recipe here.
