Publication-approved historical recipe
Lemon and lime cheesecake
Historical recipe record without an accepted exact episode or contestant association.
Ingredients
- 75 g butter
- 1 tbsp clear honey
- 14–16 digestive biscuits, crushed
- 500 g mascarpone or full fat soft cheese
- 115 g caster sugar
- Finely grated zest and juice 1 lime
- Finely grated zest 1 unwaxed lemon
- Freshly squeezed juice 2 lemons
- 150 ml double cream
- Fresh berries, to decorate
- 350 g fresh raspberries
- 40 g caster sugar
- 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Method
- Melt the butter with the honey, stir in the biscuit crumbs and press into a lightly oiled 20cm springform tin. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Mix the mascarpone with the sugar, citrus zest and juices. Whip the cream until thick and fold it into the cheese mixture.
- Spread over the base and chill for 6–8 hours.
- Blend the raspberries for the sauce, sieve them and sweeten with sugar and lemon juice.
- Release the cheesecake, decorate with fresh berries and serve with the raspberry sauce.