Lemon Cheesecake

Serves: 6 

Categories: Cakes / Desserts 

Ingredients

For the base

1 pkt digestive biscuits

100g butter

For the filling

500g mascarpone

75g caster sugar

1 lemon zest

90ml (2-3 lemons) lemon juice

Method

  1. To make the base, crush 110g digestive biscuits in a food bag with a rolling pin or in the food processor.
  2. Melt 50g butter in a saucepan, take off heat and stir in the butter with the biscuit crumbs.
  3. Line the base of a 20cm loose bottomed cake tin with baking parchment. Press the biscuit into the bottom of the tin and chill in the fridge while making the topping.
  4. Beat together 500g mascarpone cheese, 75g caster sugar, the zest of 1 lemon and juice of 2-3 lemons, until smooth and creamy.
  5. Spread over the base and chill for a couple of hours.
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Tags: Digestive Biscuits / Entertaining / Lemon / Lemon Zest / Sharing