Recipe

Mascarpone honey and lemon baked cheesecake

Whether you’re having a girls’ night or a dinner party, this baked lemon cheesecake recipe is the perfect crowd-pleaser

Aug 16, 2016 1:48am
  • 1 hr 30 mins preparation
  • Serves 10
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Ingredients

  • 80 gram butter
  • 100 gram icing sugar
  • 150 gram flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 500 gram cream cheese
  • 200 gram mascarpone
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 2 lemons, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup honey

Method

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 160ºC and line the base of a 21cm springform cake tin.
  • 2
    In the food processor combine butter, icing sugar, flour and vanilla. Blend well.
  • 3
    Press mixture into the base of tin, then bake for 10-12 minutes, until pale golden.
  • 4
    In a clean food processor blend the cream cheese, mascarpone, honey, caster sugar, lemon juice and zest, eggs and cream until smooth (about 3-4 minutes).
  • 5
    Pour cream cheese mix over base and bake for 1 hour, or until set in the centre. Heat lemon slices and honey until syrupy and spoon over the cheesecake just before serving.

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