Ingredients
- 100g Digestive Biscuit (crushed into crumbs)
- 50g Demerara Sugar (Normal Sugar Will Do)
- 70g Butter (Melted
- 500g Full-Fat Cream Cheese (Mascapone)
- 100g Icing Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 200ml Double Cream
Accompaniment
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Description
A Simple Vanilla Cheesecake. Can be altered to any variety of cheesecake.
Method
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In a mixing bowl, mix together the biscuit crumbs and Demerara sugar. Add in the melted butter and mix well.
Spoon the biscuit mixture into a 20cm spring-form cake tin lined with baking parchment. Use a metal spoon to press the biscuit crumbs down firmly and evenly. Chill in the refrigerator until set.
In a large mixing bowl, using a whisk or wooden spoon, beat together the cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla extract until well mixed.
Fold in the double cream, mixing well.
Spoon the cream mixture over the chilled biscuit base, making sure that there are no air bubbles. Smooth the top of the cheesecake with a metal spoon.
Chill the cheesecake in the refrigerator for 1 hour minimum until set.
Add appropriate toppings after set, REMEMBER to leave in cake tin if warm/hot so can set again in fridge!!!
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