HONEY& BANANACHEESECAKE
WITHBANANA HONEYCOMB
SERVES8-10
Beginthisrecipeat least4 hoursahead.
You will need a sugar thermometer.
500gcreamcheese,chopped, softened
350gfreshricotta
250ggood-quality mascarpone
1 tbscornflour
200grunnyhoney
3 (about300g)ripebananas, mashed
3 tspvanillaextract
2 eggs,lightlybeaten
200ml creme fraiche, lightly whipped
PASTRY
1 cup(150g)plainflour
(^1) / 4 cup(55g)castersugar
75g unsalted butter, chopped, softened
BANANAHONEYCOMB
(^1) / 2 cup(110g)castersugar
150mlrunnyhoney
(^1) / 2 tspbicarbsoda
50g finely chopped banana chips
Preheatovento180°C.Grease a 22cm
springformcakepan.
Forthepastry,placebutter,caster
sugar,flourand2 tspcoldwaterin a stand
mixerfittedwiththepaddleattachment
andbeatuntilmixturecomestogether.
Pressevenlyintobaseofpreparedpan
andsmoothusingthebackofa spoon.
Placeona trayin theovenandbakefor
30 minutesoruntilgolden.Removefrom
ovenandcool.Reduceovento160°C.
Cleanmixerandaddcreamcheese.
Beatuntilsmooth.Addricotta,
mascarpone,cornflour,honey,banana
andvanilla,andbeattocombine.Beat
in eggsuntilsmoothandcombined.
Pouroverpastrybaseandbakefor
1 hour 10 minutesoruntilsetwitha
gentlewobblein thecentre.Turnoff
ovenandcoolcompletelyin oven, then
chillfor4 hoursoruntilcold.
Forthehoneycomb,greasea 20cmx
30cmlamingtonpanandlinewithbaking
paper.Placesugar,honeyand2 tbswater
in a largesaucepanovermedium-lowheat
and stir to dissolve sugar. Increase heat to
highandbringtotheboil.Cook,without
stirring,for5 minutesoruntildeepgolden
andit reaches154°Cona sugar
thermometer.Removefromheatandallow
bubblestosubside.Workingquickly,add
bicarb,whiskingtocombine(honeycomb
willfoam).Thenwhiskin thebananachips.
Quicklypourintopreparedpanand
scatterwith^1 / 2 tspsaltflakes.Setaside
tocoolcompletely.Whenreadytoserve,
removehoneycombfrompan,finelychop.
Spreadcremefraicheovercake.Scatter
honeycomb over the cake and serve.
SALTEDCARAMEL& PRETZEL
CHEESECAKE (COVER RECIPE)
SERVES 8
Begin this recipe at least 6 hours ahead.
200gsaltedpretzels,roughly crushed
200gdigestivebiscuits
350gunsaltedbutter, melted, cooled
400gbrownsugar
450mlthickenedcream
3 titanium-strengthgelatineleaves
450gcreamcheese,chopped,softened
250gdulcedeleche (from gourmet
food shops)
PECANSHORTBREADCRUMBLE,
OPTIONAL,TOSERVE
90gunsaltedbutter, chopped, softened
70gcastersugar
125gplainflour
1 tspvanillaextract
50gchoppedpecans(weused
Woolworths Macro)
Placepretzelsin a foodprocessorandwhiz
untilfinelychopped.Addbiscuitsandwhiz
untilcrumbs.Add250gmeltedbutterand
whiztocombine.Pressintobaseandside
ofa 22cm,5cmdeeploose-base fluted
tartpan.Chilluntilneeded.
Placeremaining100gmeltedbutter
in a saucepanwithbrownsugarover
medium-lowheat.Stiruntilsugarhas
dissolved.Addthickenedcreamand
simmerfor10-12minutesoruntilthick.
Meanwhile,soakgelatineleavesin a bowl
ofcoldwaterfor5 minutestosoften.
Squeezeoutexcesswaterandstirintohot
cream mixture to dissolve. Remove from
heatandcooltoroomtemperature.
Placecreamcheesein thebowlofa
standmixerwiththewhiskattachmentand
whiskuntilsmooth.Graduallyaddcooled
creammixtureandwhiskuntilcombined.
Pourintochilledtartpanandrefrigerate
for6 hoursuntilfirmandset.
Meanwhileforthecrumble,preheat
ovento180°C.Linea bakingtraywith
bakingpaper.Placebutter,sugar,flourand
vanillain thebowlofa standmixerwiththe
paddleattachment.Beatgentlyfor1-2
minutesoruntila smoothdough.Add
pecansand^1 / 2 tspsaltflakesandbeatto
combine.Breakinto5cmpieces,placeon
linedtrayandbakefor 20 minutesoruntil
golden.Removefromovenandcool
completely.Crumbleintosmallerpieces.
Spreaddulcedelecheovercheesecake
and scatter with crumble, to serve.
BROWNBUTTER& BRIOCHE
CHEESECAKEWITH CINNAMON
SUGARCRUST
SERVES8-10
Begin this recipe at least 5 hours ahead.
170gunsaltedbutter,chopped
300gbrioche,torn
250gshortbread
750gcreamcheese,chopped,softened
250gsourcream,atroom temperature
3 eggsplus1 eggyolk
1 cup(220g)castersugar
1 tbsgroundcinnamon
(^3) / 4 cup (165g) demerara sugar
Preheatovento160°C.Greasea 22cm
springformcakepan.Placebutterin a
saucepanovermediumheatandmeltfor
4-5minutes,swirlingthepan,untilnutty
brown.Placein a bowltocoolslightly.
Placebriochein a foodprocessorand
whizuntilfinelychopped.Removefrom
processorandplacein a bowl.Place
shortbreadin theprocessorandwhizuntil
finecrumbs.Placein a bowlwiththe
briocheandpouroverthebrownbutter.
Stirtocombine.Pressevenlyintothebase
andsideofpreparedpan.Chilluntil
needed.Wipeoutfoodprocessor.
Placecreamcheesein processorand
whiz until smooth. Add sour cream and
WICKED.