Name: Lemon curd cheese cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 160 gram (3/4 packet) plain sweet biscuits, broken; 90 gram butter, melted; 1/3 cup prepared lemon curd; Filling; 500 gram cream cheese, softened; 1/3 cup caster sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 2 eggs

Lemon curd cheese cake

Serves 16

Prep

30M

Cook

45M

Total

1H 15M

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Ingredients

160 gram (3/4 packet) plain sweet biscuits, broken

90 gram butter, melted

1/3 cup prepared lemon curd

Filling

500 gram cream cheese, softened

1/3 cup caster sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

2 eggs

Method

1.Lightly grease an 11 x 34cm loose-based fluted tart pan.

2.Place biscuit pieces in a food processor; process until finely crushed. Add butter; process until well combined.

3.Press biscuit mixture over base of prepared pan; chill while preparing filling.

4.Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C.

5.To make filling, in a small bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar and zest until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

6.Pour filling over biscuit base. Bake 40-45 minutes. Turn off oven; prop the door slightly ajar, and leave cheesecake to cool completely.

7.Spread cheesecake with lemon curd. Chill 3 hours or overnight, until set. Serve cut into squares.

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