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baked ginger cheesecake

  by Paula Wilson
Preperation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 1 hour 15 mins
Serves: 8

Recipe Ingredients
6tbsp ginger jam;
175g ginger nuts, crushed;
75g butter;
grated zest of one lemon;
200g soft cheese;
250g ricotta;
200g creme fraiche;
3 large eggs, beaten;
225g caster sugar;
1 tbsp cornflour.
 
Recipe Method
Melt the butter and mix with the crushed biscuits. Press mixture into a 20cm springform cake tin lined with greaseproof paper.

Add all the remaining ingredients to a food processor and blitz until mixed through. Pour the mixture over the biscuit base.

Bake in a pre heated oven (150c/gas 2) for 1 hour 15 mins. Leave to cool in the oven and only remove when completely cold. Chill for an hour or so before serving.