Lemon Cheesecake
This delicious Lemon Cheesecake is smooth, thick and creamy. It sits atop an incredible cracker crust and is topped with a lemon glaze to die for! So sweet and tart!Top with whipped cream for maximum deliciousness.
Equipment
- Cake Tin
- Bowl
- Food Processor
- Electric Mixer
- Medium Saucepan
Ingredients
Biscuit Base
- 200 grams plain biscuits
- 125 grams butter melted
Cheese Cake Filling
- 500 grams cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 eggs
Lemon Curd
- 2 tbsp lemon zest
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 40 grams butter softened
- 2 egg yolks lightly whisked
Serve With
- Whipped Cream
Instructions
Biscuit Base
- Grease a 20cm cake tin.
- Pulse biscuits in a food processor until finely chopped.200 grams plain biscuits
- Transfer to a bowl and add butter.125 grams butter
- Stir until combined.
- Spoon biscuit mixture into prepared cake tin and press evenly on base and sides until smooth.
- Cool in fridge for at least 30 mins.
Filling
- Preheat oven to 180C or 160C fan
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and lemon zest with an electric mixer until smooth.500 grams cream cheese, 1/2 cup caster sugar, 2 tbsp lemon zest
- Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition until combined.2 eggs
- Pour mixture into the cake tin and place on a baking tray.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until just set in the center.
- Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in the oven with the door ajar for a couple of hours or until oven is completely cool.
- Chill in fridge for 2 hours.
Lemon Curd
- Combine lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, butter and egg yolks in a saucepan over low heat.2 tbsp lemon zest, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 40 grams butter, 2 egg yolks, 1/2 cup caster sugar
- Cook, stirring for 5-10 minutes or until mixture thickens.
- Strain through a fine sieve onto a dinner plate or flat tray (this helps it cool more quickly.
- Pour curd over cheesecake.
- Chill in the fridge until serving.
Serve
- Serve cheesecake with whipped cream and lemon zest.Whipped Cream
