Italian Citrus Gateau
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 25 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
1
- For the base
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 1 ½ cups Digestive biscuit (finely crushed)
- For the filling
- 3 cups cream cheese
- 14 ozs canned condensed milk
- ¼ cup Orange juice
- 3 eggs
- For the topping
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tsps Corn starch
- ⅜ cup Orange juice
- 1 Tbsp Campari
- 2 Oranges (segmented)
Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Skillet, 1 Measuring cups, 1 Cutting board, 1 Large knife, 1 Small knife, 1 Tablespoon, 1 Wooden spoon, 1 Sieve, 1 Ladle, 1 Citrus juicer
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oven to 150°C (130° fan) 300°F gas 2. Grease a deep 23cm|9" springform cake tin.
2.
For the base: stir together the butter and biscuit crumbs and press evenly into the base of the tin.
3.
For the filling: beat the cream cheese in a mixing bowl until soft and fluffy. Gradually beat in the condensed milk until smooth.
4.
Beat in the orange juice and eggs until well mixed. Pour into the tin.
5.
Bake for 55-60 minutes until just set. Turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake to cool completely in the oven before removing from the tin.
6.
For the topping: put the sugar and cornflour in a pan and stir in the orange juice. Cook over a low heat, stirring until thickened. Remove from the heat, stir in the Campari and set aside to cool slightly.
7.
Arrange the orange segments on the filling and spoon the glaze over the top. Leave to set.
