Cherry cheesecake slice
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Cherry cheesecake slice

By Barney Desmazery

An impressive looking dessert that is easy to serve – perfect for dinner parties and occasions

  • Prep:30 mins
    Cook:50 mins
  • Serves 8
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 533
  • fat 32g
  • saturates 19g
  • carbs 57g
  • sugars 42g
  • fibre 1g
  • protein 9g
  • salt 1.09g

Ingredients

  • 200g pack shortbreads biscuits
  • 50g melted butter
  • 2 x 300g tub soft cheese, Philadelphia is good
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 175g golden caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 50g golden caster sugar
  • 400g cherries, pitted

Tip

Sticky cherries
Baking a cheesecake in a rectangle not only looks impressive, but makes it much easier to serve. The sticky cherries also make a great low-fat compote to serve with frozen yogurt or ice cream.

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Grease and line a loose-sided metal terrine tin (27 x 10cm, 7cm deep) or a similar size loaf tin with baking parchment. Tip the shortbread into a food processor and blitz into crumbs, then pour in the butter and continue to whizz until it’s the texture of smooth peanut butter. Press the shortbread mix into the base of tin.

  2. Beat the cheese, vanilla extract and sugar until smooth then beat in the flour and eggs until completely combined – this can be done by hand or in a food processor. Pour the mix over the biscuit base and smooth with a spatula. Bake for about 1 hr until just completely set and tinged brown at the edges. Leave to cool out of the fridge, then refrigerate until completely cold.

  3. While the cake is cooling sprinkle the sugar into a frying pan and place over a high heat until caramelised. Throw in the cherries and stew in the sugar for 3-4 mins until they are sticky and have released their juices, but haven’t collapsed too much. Leave to cool, then strain the cherry juice back into the pan. Place on a high heat and reduce the juice to a sticky syrup, set aside to cool. To serve, gently release the cake from the mould onto a board and leave at room temperature for 30 mins. Just before serving spoon the cherries over, drizzle with the syrup and cut into slices.

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