March 25, 2009 - 15:26 GMT hellomagazine.com Baked vanilla cheesecake GALLERY Ingredients (Serves 6-8)250g/9oz digestive biscuits, crushed 50g/2oz melted butter 225g/8oz plain cottage cheese 200g/7oz soft cheese 125g/41/2oz caster sugar 3 eggs, separated 25g/1oz cornflour 1/2 tsp Nielsen-Massey Pure Vanilla Extract Blueberries and raspberries, or berries of your choice MethodPreheat the oven to 160°C, 300°F, Gas 2. In a bowl, mix together the crushed biscuits and melted butter, then press into the base of a 20cm/8in loose-bottomed cake tin using the back of a spoon. Place the cheeses, sugar, egg yolks, cornflour and vanilla extract in a food processor and whizz until fully blended. In a bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff, then fold into the cheese mixture. Pour over the base and bake for 1-11/2 hours, until firm but not too set in the middle. Leave to cool, then carefully remove from the tin. Top with berries and, if liked, dust with icing sugar to serve.
