Baking & Desserts
Italian Cheesecake with Brandy Soaked Fruits
Prep 15 mins. /Cook 1h 5 mins.
Serves 6
Average
Italian Cheesecake with Brandy Soaked Fruits
Method
- Preheat oven to 210°C
- Place Ricotta in a sieve over a bowl for a few minutes to drain.
- Place Ricotta and sugar in a large bowl and mix well.
- Add egg yolks and vanilla and mix until smooth. Stir in cream.
- Whip egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold gently into Ricotta mixture along with raisins, lemon and orange rind.
- 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.
- 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.
- Turn off oven with the oven door ajar and leave cake to cool completely in oven, if possible.
- Dust with icing sugar and decorate with fresh cherries or berries and a dollop of mascarpone.
IN THIS RECIPE
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