Lemon Cheesecake with Cherry 😍😊
Here’s a scrumptious cake you can whip up for your loved one on Valentine’s Day 😍. You can even make it in a heart-shaped baking pan if you’d like!
It’s as easy as pie (or, in this case, cheesecake):
For the Crust:
- 7 oz (200g) cookies
- 1.8 oz (50g) butter
For the Cheesecake Filling:
- 21.2 oz (600g) cream cheese
- 8.8 oz (250g) low-fat quark (similar to Greek yogurt)
- 5.6 oz (160g) sugar
- Juice and zest of 1/2 organic lemon
- 4 eggs
For the Topping:
- 1 can of cherries (about 12.3 oz or 350g when drained)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- For the crust, put the cookies in a bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Melt the butter in a double boiler and mix it with the cookie crumbs.
- Grease a round cake pan with a 9.5-inch diameter and place a piece of parchment paper in it. Pour the crust into the pan and press it down with a glass.
- Pre-bake the crust at 340°F (170°C) in a conventional oven for 10 minutes.
- For the cheesecake filling, simply mix all the ingredients together. Pour this mixture onto the pre-baked crust and bake for an additional 50-60 minutes at 340°F (170°C) in a conventional oven. Placing a tray of water at the bottom of the oven will prevent the cheesecake from cracking. Once baked, let it chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- While the cake is cooling, drain the cherries, reserving the juice (about 10.1 fl oz or 300ml).
- Bring 8.5 fl oz (250ml) of the cherry juice to a boil. Mix the remaining juice with cornstarch and sugar, then add it to the boiling juice. Add the cherries and let them simmer for about 2 minutes.
- Let this mixture cool and then pour it over the cooled cheesecake.
- Chill the cheesecake for 2 more hours in the refrigerator.
Now, go ahead and enjoy your delightful treat 😍😊!
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