Classic Cream Cheese Gateau

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Classic Cream Cheese Gateau
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 15 min.
Preparation

Ingredients

for
1
For the base
5 ozs Digestive biscuit (crushed to crumbs)
0.333 cup unsalted butter (melted)
For the filling
1 ⅔ cups cream cheese
½ cup sugar (scant)
3 egg yolks
½ tsp salt
1 cup Sour cream
1 Tbsp flour
½ Vanilla bean (scraped seeds only)
2 tsps grated lemon zest
How healthy are the main ingredients?
cream cheeseSour creamsugarsalt

Preparation steps

1.
Butter a 23cm|9" springform cake tin.
2.
For the base: mix together the biscuit crumbs and melted butter. Press firmly into the base of the tin. Chill while you make the filling.
3.
Heat the oven to 140°C (120° fan) 275°F gas 1.
4.
For the filling: whisk together all the ingredients. Pour onto the biscuit base. Cover the tin with foil and pierce a couple of holes in it.
5.
Bake for about 50 minutes until firm around the outside but with a wobble in the centre. Cool completely in the turned off oven, with the door slightly open.