Better Homes and Gardens Australia — December 2017

Mini upside down

baked cheesecakes

Simply turn your little

cheesecakes upside down

to reveal a charming

snowflake pattern.

CHRISTMAS TREATS

MINI UPSIDE DOWN

BAKED CHEESECAKES

Preparation time 15 mins plus

3 hours 30 mins chilling

Cooking time 15 mins

Makes 6

Cooking oil spray, to grease

125g Granita biscuits

75g unsalted butter, melted

1 tsp vanilla extract, plus extra 1 tsp

½ tsp ground cinnamon

250g block cream cheese,

chopped, softened

¼ cup caster sugar

¼ cup sour cream

1 free-range egg

Silver cachous, to decorate

STEP 1 Preheat oven to 180°C fan-

forced (200°C conventional). Grease

a 6-hole festive cakelet pan with

cooking oil. Put it on an oven tray.

STEP 2 Put biscuits, butter, vanilla

and cinnamon in the bowl of a food

processor and process until fine

crumbs form. Push biscuit mixture

into holes, and smooth surface

using the back of a teaspoon.

STEP 3 Put cream cheese and sugar

in the bowl of an electric mixer.

Using paddle attachment, beat

on high until well combined. Add

sour cream and extra vanilla and

beat until combined. Add egg and

beat on low until just combined.

STEP 4 Spoon cream cheese mixture

into holes on top of biscuit base,

and smooth the surface. Bake for

15 mins until just set. Remove

from oven and set aside for 15

minutes before chilling in pan for

3 hours to cool completely.

STEP 5 Just before serving, transfer

the cheesecakes to the freezer for

15 minutes to set bases firmly

to make removal easy. Carefully

turn out. Set aside for 15

minutes before serving. Serve

garnished with silver cachous.

LARGE BAKED CHEESECAKE

To make a Large baked cheesecake,

follow Steps 1-4 of Mini upside

down baked cheesecakes, greasing

a 20cm round spring-form tin with

cooking oil spray and lining base and

sides with baking paper. Push biscuit

mixture into base of tin, spoon cream

cheese mixture over, then bake for

25 minutes. Serve topped with 150ml

whipped thickened cream, garnished

with a milk chocolate snowflake and a

dusting of icing sugar. To make, melt

50g chocolate and pipe a snowflake

pattern onto a piece of baking paper.

Allow to set for 1 hour in the fridge.

Cooking times may

vary so always test

Bake me in

your festive

cakelet pan or

a muffin tray