Cakes & Baking
Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
8 - 10
Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
8 - 10
With a smooth and creamy texture, Baked Vanilla Cheesecake is a classic dessert, which makes a delicious after dinner treat. It can be served with mixed berries or your choice of topping, making it an ideal dessert for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 200g digestive biscuits
- 25g caster sugar
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 75g unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 600g full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
- 300ml soured cream
- 3 large free range eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 50g plain flour, sifted
To Serve:
- Fresh mixed berries
Preparation
- Line the base and sides of a 20cm springform cake time with greaseproof paper, ensuring that the paper sits 2cm above the tin.
- In a food processor, pulse the digestive biscuits 4 to 6 times. Add the caster sugar, salt and melted butter and process until all the ingredients are evenly mixed through and you have a fine breadcrumb consistency. Press the mixture into the bottom of the cake tin, to form an even layer and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Clean the food processor bowl and add the golden caster sugar, cream cheese and soured cream. Process together until just combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, through the feed tube, with the processor running on low, followed by the vanilla extract, lemon juice and flour. Process until you have a smooth batter.
- Remove the chilled based from the fridge and pour in the filling, ensuring that it is as smooth as possible. Give a gentle shake, to settle the mixture.
- Place the baking tray into the Air Fryer Mini Oven, on rack position 1. Set to bake, at 135˚C, for 25 minutes. Allow the oven to preheat for 5 minutes. With 20 minutes remaining on the timer, transfer the cake tin to the baking tray. After 20 minutes, reduce the temperature to 115˚C and set the timer for an additional 50 minutes and continue to bake. The cheesecake is ready when the filling has a slight wobble, if you gently shake it. Continue cooking for a further 5 to 10 minutes, if necessary.
- Allow the cheesecake to cool in the oven, for approximately 2 hours. For a creamy texture, leave the door open or for a drier texture, leave the door closed.
- Once cool, transfer to the fridge to chill, for several hours or overnight, before serving.
- Serve with fresh berries.