Lemon Apricot Mascarpone Cheesecake
"A lemony light cheesecake enhanced by apricots and white chocolate that will provide a spectacular finish to any meal.
Well worth the effort!
From Food and Drink Magazine.
Hope you enjoy!"
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
1 large cheesecake
ingredients
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CRUST
- 1⁄3 cup melted butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups biscotti, crumbs (or about 8 biscotti)
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FILLING
- 1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups mascarpone
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
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APRICOT TOPPING
- 3⁄4 cup dried apricot, coarsely chopped
- 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 cup white wine (or apple juice to sub)
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup marmalade
- 3 ounces white chocolate
directions
- CRUST:.
- Line base of 9 1/2 inch springform pan with parchment papaer.
- Brush 1 tbsp of the melted butter over parchment and up sides of pan.
- Stir together biscotti crumbs and remaining butter in a bowl.
- Pat mixture lightly into bottom and up sides of prepared pan.
- Chill crust in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.
- FILLING:.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese until softened, add sugar and beat for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating very well after each addition.
- Beat in mascarpone until smooth.
- Now beat in flour, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix until smooth.
- Spoon the filling into chilled base and smooth the top.
- Place cake on a baking sheet and bake in center of the oven for 1 1/4 hours or until firm on the sides and a little softer in the center.
- The cake rises like a souffle but falls back as it cools.
- Leave oven door ajar and turn off heat, let cake sit for about 1 hour to help prevent cracking.
- TOPPING:.
- While cake is cooling in oven, place apricots, sugar, wine (or juice) and water in a pot.
- Let soak for 30 minutes.
- Bring mixture to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to med-low and simmer for 30 minutes or until apricots are very soft.
- Sit in marmalade and let cool.
- Spread apricot mixture over cooled cheesecake.
- Melt white chocolate in a heavy pot over low heat, stirring until just liquid.
- Drizzle over top of cheesecake. Enjoy!
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Reviews
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This was wonderful! I loved the fresh flavors and it was easy to make. I loved the lightness of this dessert as I dont like things too terribly sweet. This recipe is a keeper! Made for ZWT5 -
This is fantastic. I made this with the help(?) of my niece(7) and nephew(3)and it still worked out brilliantly. LOL The cheesecake itself has a nice light texture and isn't too sweet or rich. The sweetness comes from the apricot & chocolate toppings. Two points. 1. I didn't have enough crust mix to go up the sides of the tin. Not a problem - the cheesecake could quite easily stand up without the support. 2. I didn't need to bake it for the stated time. It was under 60 mins & I had to protect the edges with foil for the last 10 min as they were getting quite dark. I will be making this one again.
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