For a zesty dessert that will delight partygoers of all ages, you can’t go past this lemon curd crumble cheesecake slice. The distinct layers of biscuit, cream cheese and crumble work brilliantly together to create a unique texture in the mouth, while having a distinct lemon curd taste we know and love.
Function: Circo Therm®
Base:
1 cup plain flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
100g butter melted
Crumble:
1/3 cup plain flour, sifted
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp Gewurshaus ground cinnamon
30g butter, chopped
1 teaspoon of water, if necessary
Filling:
375g cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
1/3 cup lemon curd
Extra lemon curd, for serving
Pure cream, for serving, if desired
Preheat the oven on CircoTherm to 160°C. Grease and line a 28 x 18cm slice pan.
For the base: In a bowl combine the sifted dry ingredients, brown sugar and coconut. Add the melted butter and mix well. Spread the mixture evenly on to base of prepared pan and gently press. Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool. Reduce the oven temp to 150°C.
Make the crumble while the base is cooking. In a bowl combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon, add the butter and rub in until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add a little water to bring the mixture together. Chill until just firm.
To make the filling: In a bowl beat the cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until combined. Add the eggs and beat again until smooth. Fold through the sour cream and lemon rind then spoon over the prepared base. Place teaspoonfuls of the lemon curd over the surface of the cheesecake then lightly swirl through the curd. Bake the cheesecake for 20 minutes.
Remove slice from the oven then gently sprinkle over the prepared crumble mixture. Bake a further 20-25 minutes or until just set. The centre will be a little wobbly. Cool in the oven with the door ajar. Chill until required then serve sliced with an additional drizzle of lemon curd and a little extra cream.
As an experienced home economist and Food Designer Trish has worked over the span of her career in the food and home appliance industry as a demonstrator, teacher, recipe developer and food stylist. For more than 20 years she worked for and later managed the test kitchen for a large FMCG company working on some of Australia’s most trusted and iconic food brands, developing recipes and usages for their products as well as styling mouth watering images for cookbooks and websites. She has also appeared regularly as a brand ambassador on a number of well loved television cooking shows.