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Cheesecake with Brandy Soaked Fruits

Cheesecake with Brandy Soaked Fruits
Perfect Italiano recipes
Recipe By: 
Perfect Italiano
perfectitaliano.com.au [1]
Prep Time: 
15 minutes
Cook Time: 
65 minutes
Serves: 
6

Ingredients

  • 750g Perfect Italiano Ricotta
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 (quarter) cup thickened cream
  • 4 egg whites
  • Grated rind of 1 lemon
  • Grated rind of 1 orange
  • 2 tbsp raisins soaked in 2 tbsp brandy
  • 2 tbs softened butter
  • 4 digestive biscuits, crushed
  • Icing sugar to dust
  • Fresh cherries or berries and Mascarpone to serve


Method

  1. Preheat oven to 210°C
  2. Place Ricotta in a sieve over a bowl for a few minutes to drain
  3. Place Ricotta and sugar in a large bowl and mix well
  4. Add egg yolks and vanilla and mix until smooth. Stir in cream
  5. Whip egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold gently into Ricotta mixture along with raisins, lemon and orange rind
  6. Grease a 20 cm round springform cake pan with butter and sprinkle with biscuit crumbs. Pour filling into tin and smooth surface with a spatula
  7. Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 180°C and continue to cook for another 55 minutes, or until the cake is nicely browned on top and just set
  8. Turn off oven with the oven door ajar and leave cake to cool completely in oven, if possible
  9. Dust with icing sugar and decorate with fresh cherries or berries and a dollop of mascarpone

Links
[1] https://perfectitaliano.com.au/