Mint Candy and Cream Cheese Gateau
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
40 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
6
- For the base
- 7 ozs Chocolate biscuit (crushed to crumbs)
- 0.333 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- For the filling
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup cream cheese
- ⅔ cup Evaporated milk
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp plain flour
- 4 Tbsps lemon juice
- To decorate
- crushed Candy cane (or peppermint sweets)
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oven to 160°C (140° fan) 325°F gas 3. Grease a 23cm|9" springform cake tin.
2.
For the base: stir together the biscuit crumbs and melted butter. Press firmly into the base of the tin and set aside.
3.
For the filling: whisk together all the ingredients until thoroughly blended.
4.
Pour over the base and bake for 20-25 minutes until the filling is just set. Remove from the oven and cool, then chill until firm.
5.
Sprinkle with crushed candy canes.
