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Hot cross bun cheesecake recipe

30 ratings

Celebrate Easter with this alternative, hot cross bun spin on a classic cheesecake. There's no buns involved, just sweet spices and raisins and the top is marked with a white chocolate cross. Start this recipe the day before to allow the cheesecake to cool and set. See method

Serves 15
40 mins to prepare and 1 hr 20 mins to cook, plus cooling and setting
464 calories / serving

Ingredients

225g digestive biscuits
110g unsalted butter, melted
3 x 280g packs full-fat soft cheese
225g caster sugar
2 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
250ml soured cream
150g raisins

To decorate

1 tbsp cocoa powder
75g white chocolate, broken into pieces

If you don't have sour cream, use crème fraîche or yogurt

Each serving contains

Energy
1930kj
464kcal 23%
Fat
33g 47%
Saturates
19g 96%
Sugars
27g 30%
Salt
0.6g 10%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 35.6g Protein 8.8g Fibre 1.2g

Method

To make the cheesecake, preheat the oven to gas 5, 190°C, fan 170°C and line the base and sides of a 23cm springform tin with nonstick baking paper.
Put the digestives into a bowl and use a rolling pin to crush them into fine crumbs. Pour over the butter and use a spoon to mix together until evenly combined. Tip the base mixture into the lined tin and use your hands to press into the base, pushing the mixture slightly up the sides of the tin. Bake in the oven for about 15 mins, until darkened slightly. Remove from the oven and set aside for the moment. Reduce the heat to gas 3, 170°C, fan 150°C.
To make the filling, put the soft cheese, sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon and a large pinch of salt into a mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to beat together until smooth. Add the vanilla and eggs and mix until smooth. Add the soured cream and raisins and mix until combined.
Put the springform tin on a large piece of tin foil and fold up the sides, covering the join in the tin to prevent any water getting into the cheesecake during the next step.
Put the foil-covered tin into a large roasting tin. Pour the cheesecake batter into the springform tin, then pour boiling water into the roasting tin until it’s about halfway up the sides of the cheesecake. Put both tins in the oven and bake for about 1 hr 20-25 mins, until the cheesecake is set around the edge but just a little wobbly in the middle. Turn the oven off and leave the cheesecake inside to cool in the oven for 1 hr.
Remove the tins from the oven, then remove the springform tin from the water and leave to cool at room temperature for 1 hr before transferring to the fridge for at least 4 hrs before serving.
To decorate, lightly dust the cake with cocoa powder. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of just simmering water. Put the chocolate into a piping bag with the tip cut off and pipe a cross on the top of the cake – the melted chocolate will spread out a little as you pipe. The cheesecake can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days.

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As part of a healthy balanced diet, we recommend this recipe for a special occasion or treat.