Mary Berry cheesecake – another delicious dessert

Mary Berry cheesecake with a delicious blueberries and raspberries topping

Mary Berry recipes
From Saturday Kitchen

Ingredients

For the base

• 75g/3oz digestive biscuits
• 40g/1½oz butter
• 25g/1oz demerara sugar

For the filling

• 50g/2oz butter, softened
• 175g/6oz caster sugar
• 450g/1lb cream cheese (medium fat soft cheese)
• 25g/1oz plain flour
• 1 lemon, juice and finely grated rind
• 3 eggs, separated
• 150ml/5fl oz double cream, lightly whipped

For the topping

• 150ml/5fl oz double cream, whipped
• 450g/1lb mixed fruits (blueberries, raspberries, red currants) or bag of frozen fruits.
• a little icing sugar (optional)

Method

STEP 1. Prepare the Tin & Biscuit Base

1. Lightly grease a 23cm/9inch loose-bottomed round cake tin. Cut a strip of non-stick baking parchment to fit around the sides of the tin, fold the bottom edge of the strip up by about 2.5cm/1inch creasing it firmly, then open out the fold and cut slanting lines into this narrow strip at intervals. Fit this into the greased tin with the snipped edge in the base of the tin and put a circle of non-stick baking parchment on top.
2. Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas 3.
3. Put the digestive biscuits into a polythene bag and crush with a rolling pin. Melt the butter in a medium pan; add the crushed biscuits and demerara sugar.
4. Mix well, spread over the base of the tin, and press firmly with the back of a metal spoon. Leave in a cool place to set.

STEP 2. Make the Cheesecake Filling

5. For the filling, beat butter, sugar, cream cheese, flour, lemon rind and juice, and egg yolks in a large bowl until smooth.
6. Fold in the lightly whipped double cream with a spatula.
7. Whisk the egg whites until stiff but not dry, then fold into the mixture.
8. Pour onto the biscuit base and gently level the surface.

STEP 3. Bake & Decorate

9. Bake for 1–1¼ hours until set. Turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake inside for 1 more hour to cool.
10. Run a palette knife around the edge to loosen, then push the base up through the tin.
11. Transfer to a serving plate, top with whipped cream and mixed fruits, and dust with icing sugar if desired.