Classic Baked Cheesecake

I don't know if you know this but I am a huge fan of Masterchef Australia. I don't know what it is about the show but I absolutely love watching them come up with some amazing recipes. Most of the recipes can be found on their website and while I'd love to try all of them there are just a few that are a tad difficult. Since I love cheesecake though, and it's not too difficult to make I thought I'd share their Classic baked Cheesecake recipe. I would serve mine with fresh fruit and maybe a bit of whipped cream. Let me know in the comments below what you'd pair yours with. Ingredients: Base

• 1/3 cupground almonds (almond meal)

• 1/3 cup plain flour

• 1/3 cup caster sugar

• 90g chilled butter, chopped

Filling

• 330g cream cheese, softened

• 500g fresh ricotta

• 4eggs

• 1 1/3 cups caster sugar

• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind

• 1/4 cup lemon juice

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1.5 tablespoons cornflour

Method

• Preheat oven to 150°C.

• To make the base, place the ground almonds, flour, sugar and butter into a bowl. Rub mixture with your fingertips until it forms coarse crumbs.

• Line the base of a 20cm spring form tin with non-stick baking paper. Place the base mixture in the tin and press gently with fingers until even and then smooth out with the back of a spoon. Bake for 15 minutes or until light golden, set aside.

• To make the filling, place the cream cheese, ricotta, eggs, sugar, lemon rind, juice and vanilla in a food processor. Combine the cornflour and water until smooth and add to the cheese mixture. Process the mixture until smooth.

• Grease the sides of the cake tin with a little butter and then pour the filling over the base. Tap lightly to remove any air bubbles. Bake for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and stand the cake in the oven for 1 hour, leaving the door closed. Refrigerate until cold and serve with fresh berries.

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