Cheesecake

Cheesecake Recipe

Serves 6

Preperation Time 15 mins

Cooking Time 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup plain flour
  • ½ Cup desiccated coconut
  • ½ Cup brown sugar
  • 125g Unsalted butter, melted
  • Filling

  • 1 Small lemon
  • 400g Cream cheese
  • ½ Cup caster sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 Eggs
  • Raspberry Sugar

  • ½ Cup frozen raspberries
  • ½ Cup granulated sugar
  • Directions

  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • To make the base place the flour, coconut, sugar and butter in a bowl (preferably one that attaches to your food processor) and process for 30 seconds or until well combined.
  • Press the mixture into a lightly greased tin (11 x 34cm fluted tin) and bake for 10 - 15 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool.
  • Clean the food processor bowl.
  • Reduce the oven to 160°C.
  • To make the filling squeeze in the lemon a separate bowl. Set aside.
  • Place in the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in the clean processor bowl and process for 2 - 3 minutes or until smooth. Gradually add the eggs, processing well after each addition. Add the lemon juice and process for a further 30 seconds or until well combined.
  • Poor the filling over the base and bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until set. Allow to cool completely.
  • To make the raspberry sugar, place the berries and the sugar in the food processor bowl and blend in short bursts or until combined.
  • To serve, remove the cheesecake from the tin, slice and sprinkle with raspberry sugar.