5. Baked American Cheesecake
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Ingredients
- 500 g Shortcrust pastry
- 750 g
Mascarpone cheese - 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 1 sachet Vanilla bean paste
- 175 g
Caster sugar - 50 g
Plain flour - 50 ml
Milk - 3 large
Eggs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180�C.
- Roll out the pastry to line an 8 inch springform cake tin. Make sure the pastry is 4 - 6mm thick. Ensure the pastry overhangs the edge of the tin. This is to prevent shrinkage when baking.
- Line a parchment paper inside the pastry-lined tin and add dried beans. This helps to prevent the pastry from rising in the oven. Then, bake for 15 minutes.
- While it is baking, mix all of the remaining ingredients together in a bowl. Can use an electric whisk for best results. Continue to mix until it becomes completely smooth.
- Remove the tin from the oven when ready, and pour in the cheesecake mix.
- Bake in the bottom of the oven for 1 hour 10 minutes. Upon removing, use a serrated knife to trim off any of the overhanging pastry.
- Cool the cheesecake for at least an hour on a heat-resistant surface. Then put it in the fridge for at least two hours. This helps the texture keep its shape after being cut and served.