Baked Passionfruit Cheesecake

Makes 20cm cheesecake

250g digestive biscuits, halved

80g butter, melted

500g cream cheese, cubed, room temperature

½ cup caster sugar

300g reduced fat sour cream

3 x 59g free range eggs

1 tsp lemon rind

½ cup passionfruit pulp

1.Preheat a fan forced oven to 140˚C and line the base of a 20cm springform cake tin with baking paper.

2.Using a food processor, with a blade attachment, pulse the biscuits for 10 seconds or until completely crushed. Pour into a bowl and stir through the butter. Firmly press the biscuit mixture into the base of the cake tin and place into the refrigerator to set for

20minutes.

3.Place the cream cheese and caster sugar into the mixing bowl, with the leaf beater attached and beat on speed setting 4 for 3 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl every minute.

4.Add the sour cream and beat for a further 30 seconds on speed setting

4.Add the eggs on at a time, beating well after each addition.

5.Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the lemon rind and passionfruit pulp and beat for a further 30 seconds on speed setting 4.

6.Pour mixture into the cake tin and place onto an oven tray and then into the oven for 50 minutes. Place into the refrigerator overnight to set.

Lemon and Poppy seed

Cupcakes

Makes 18 cupcakes

¼ cup milk

2 tbsp poppy seeds

125g butter, softened

1 cup caster sugar, sifted

2 x 59g free range eggs

2 tbsp lemon juice

2 tsp lemon rind

2 cups self raising flour

½cup pure icing sugar, to serve Whipped cream, to serve

1.In a jug, combine the milk and poppy seeds and allow to stand for

20minutes.

2.Preheat a fan forced oven to 170˚C and line 3 x 6 holed cupcake pan with patty pans.

3.Place the butter and sugar into the mixing bowl with the leaf beater attached and cream until light and thickend, approximately 3 minutes on speed setting 5, scraping down the sides every minute.

4.Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until heightened and thick, approximately

1minute.

5.Fold through the lemon, flour, milk and poppy seeds on speed setting 1 until just combined.

6.Spoon evenly into the trays and bake for 17 minutes or until a skewer can be removed cleanly. Allow to cool.

7.Dust evenly with icing sugar and serve with a dollop of whipped cream.

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Kambrook KSM500 Baked Passionfruit Cheesecake, Lemon and Poppy seed Cupcakes, Makes 20cm cheesecake, Makes 18 cupcakes

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