Recipes - Apple Crumble Cheese Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Cheese Cake Base

150 g of plain flour

50 g of caster sugar

100 g of butter (sliced)

1 egg yolk

½ tsp of lemon rind

25 g of desiccated coconut (toasted)

2-3 tbsps of iced water

Crumble Topping

120 g of plain flour

35 g of caster sugar

80 g of butter (diced)

100 g of pecans (toasted and chopped)

Directions

Cheese Cake Base

Preheat oven at 180°C. Place and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add in butter and mix until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add in egg yolk, lemon rind and coconut. Add in water a little at a time until mixture binds.
Press mixture into a 9" loose base cake tin. Prick holes with a fork. Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes.

Cheese Cake Filling

Peel and core apples, cut into pieces. Place remaining filling (A) in a pan.
Cook over low heat until thickened. Set aside. Reduce oven heat to 140°C.
Beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add in sugar, lemon juice and corn flour and beat until creamy.
Add in the cream. Add in eggs until combined.

Cheese Cake Topping

Place flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Using your fingertips, rub in the butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add in pecan nuts and mix well.

The rest of the Method

Pour half the cheese mixture onto the baked base. Spread the apple filling and sprinkle with macadamia nuts. Top with the remaining cheese mixture.
Sprinkle topping to cover the surface of the cheese filling. Bake in water bath for one hour.
Turn off oven and leave cake in oven for another half an hour. Remove cake from oven and leave to cool. Refrigerate until set before serving.

	Apple Crumble Cheese Cake Recipe

	Ingredients Cheese Cake Base 150 g of plain flour 50 g of caster sugar 100 g of butter (sliced) 1 egg yolk ½ tsp of lemon rind 25 g of desiccated coconut (toasted) 2-3 tbsps of iced water Crumble Topping 120 g of plain flour 35 g of caster sugar 80 g of butter (diced) 100 g of pecans (toasted and chopped) Directions Cheese Cake Base Preheat oven at 180°C. Place and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add in butter and mix until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add in egg yolk, lemon rind and coconut. Add in water a little at a time until mixture binds. Press mixture into a 9" loose base cake tin. Prick holes with a fork. Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes. Cheese Cake Filling Peel and core apples, cut into pieces. Place remaining filling (A) in a pan. Cook over low heat until thickened. Set aside. Reduce oven heat to 140°C. Beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add in sugar, lemon juice and corn flour and beat until creamy. Add in the cream. Add in eggs until combined. Cheese Cake Topping Place flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Using your fingertips, rub in the butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add in pecan nuts and mix well. The rest of the Method Pour half the cheese mixture onto the baked base. Spread the apple filling and sprinkle with macadamia nuts. Top with the remaining cheese mixture. Sprinkle topping to cover the surface of the cheese filling. Bake in water bath for one hour. Turn off oven and leave cake in oven for another half an hour. Remove cake from oven and leave to cool. Refrigerate until set before serving.

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