Lemon citrus cheesecake Recipe

Lemon citrus cheesecake Recipe

  • 100g/3½oz breadcrumbs, toasted
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 250g/9oz cream cheese
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 50g/1¾oz icing sugar
  • ½ orange, juice and zest
  • ½ lemon, juice and zest
  • mint sprig, to garnish
  1. Place the toasted breadcrumbs, butter and caster sugar into a food processor and blend to mix.
  2. Whisk together the cream cheese, icing sugar, orange and lemon juice and zest in a large bowl.
  3. Grease the inside of a tall 7cm/3in chefs' ring, and place into the centre of a plate. Spoon in the breadcrumb mixture and press down until the ring is half-filled with biscuit base.
  4. Spoon the cream cheese mixture into the ring and smooth the top with a palette knife.
  5. To serve, carefully remove the chefs' ring and garnish with a mint sprig.