Thursday, 19 October 2017

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CHEESECAKE

Preheat your oven to 160 deg C.
Spray and line a 23cm springform pan .
Cream together 50gm of softened butter or margarine and 100gm of castor sugar until l;ight and fluffy .
Reduce the speed of your Kitchen Aid and add 250gm of kaymak (curd cheese /clotted cream ) . 250gm of cream cheese , 150ml of soured cream .
Now add 2 tbs of orange blossom honey , 5 egg yolks lightly beaten and 1 tbs of orange flower water .
Continue to beat until well combined .
In a separate bowl , whisk the 5 egg whites until they are stiff but not dry .
Fold the egg white mixture through the cheese mixture .
Pour into the tin and dust with cinnamon and castor sugar .
Sprinkle with flaked almonds .
Place in the preheated oven for 60 minutes , it will rise and crack and that`s ok .
Turn off the oven and leave the cake in the oven for another 60 minutes , during this time the cake will sink back into the tin .
Remove the cheesecake from the oven and let it cool completely in the pan on a wire rack , before springing open the pan to serve .
Delicious !

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