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Lemon & Vanilla Curd Cake (Irish Cheesecake)

Lemon & Vanilla Curd Cake (Irish Cheesecake) Recipe

Delicately flavoured cheesecake made with cottage cheese.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine Irish
Calories 217.4 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ounces shortcrust pastry

Filling

  • 1 1/2 ounces butter
  • 2 ounces vanilla sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1/2 lemon, juice and zest of
  • 8 ounces cottage cheese

Topping

  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • powdered sugar, to dust

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (gas mark 4), warm a baking sheet and grease a loose-bottomed flan tin.
  • Roll out the shortcrust pastry until thin, then line the flan tin with the dough, trimming off any excess.
  • Chill pastry case in the fridge.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy, then beat in the egg yolks, flour, lemon rind, lemon juice and sieved cottage cheese.
  • Mix well, then spoon into the pastry case.
  • Mix topping ingredients together and spread on top of the curd filling.
  • Place the flan tin on the warmed baking sheet and bake for approximately 1 hour or until the top is lightly browned and slightly firm.
  • Dust with powdered sugar and serve cool but not chilled.

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Nutrition

Serving: 60gCalories: 217.4kcalCarbohydrates: 13.3gProtein: 6.7gFat: 15.3gSaturated Fat: 6.7gCholesterol: 93.5mgSodium: 277.6mgFiber: 0.8gSugar: 1.8g
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