Irresistibly scrumptious baked cheesecake

There are dozens of recipes to feed my current obsession with learning to bake and today I chose ‘The best baked cheesecake’ from The Great British Bake Off book.

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Who can resist this creamy deliciousness?

Ingredients

125g unsalted butter (room temperature)

75g light brown muscovado sugar

75g caster sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg (room temperature) 150g plain flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

PLUS 150g of your choice of extras: choc chips OR chopped nuts OR dried fruit OR mini sweets

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F
  • Put the soft butter, both sugars and the vanilla into a large mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or electric mixer for about 2 minutes until the mixture is creamy, smooth and fluffy.  Scrape down the sides of the bowl every now and then so the ingredients get well mixed.
  • Add the egg to the butter mixture and beat well for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as before.
  • Add the flour and baking powder to the bowl and mix in with a wooden spoon until everything is completely blended.
  • Tip all your chosen extras into the bowl and mix thoroughly into the cookie dough so they are evenly distributed.  You can use your hands for this.
  • Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions.  Using your hands, shape each into a large, rough, sticky ball (almost the size of a tennis ball) and drop on to the lined baking sheets.  During baking the mixture will spread to make cookies about 13cm across, so leave plenty of room around each one.
  • Place in the heated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown and slightly darker around the edges.  Remove from the oven and set them on a wire rack.  Leave to cool completely and store in an airtight container and eat within 4 days.

It was time to roll up my sleeves again, I was going baking….

I enjoyed bashing the biscuits with the rolling pin (perhaps a little too much!):

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The creamy mixture ready for the oven: 2015-05-27 21.22.29

The baked cheesecake chilled and strawberries placed on top:

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The verdict: The filling is silky-smooth, rich and creamy! Pure indulgence and irresistibly scrumptious! It received my Chief Tester’s seal of approval, so all is well with the world!

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2015-05-28 11.09.35Keep smiling :)

Claire

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26 Responses to Irresistibly scrumptious baked cheesecake

  1. This looks good! I’d love to see the recipe. Did I miss it?

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  2. says:

    Looks delicious!!! Cheesecake is tempting! Thanks for sharing!!!!

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  3. says:

    Yummy. My mouth is drooling!

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  4. TheLondonMum says:

    Oh wow, that looks delicious. I haven’t eaten cheesecake in ages- I need to rectify that!

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  5. Carmela Pop says:

    That looks so delicious and creamy! Cheesecakes are my favorite dessert ever!

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  6. Rachel says:

    I am not usually a big cheesecake fan but for this I can change my mind x

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  7. Joscelyn | Wifemamafoodie says:

    Cheesecake is my favorite! Yours looks so creamy and delicious! I love how you added strawberries too…It makes the perfect combo!!

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  8. Mmmmm I love a good cheesecake! And you’re right, bashing the biscuits is totally the best part! Stephanie x

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  9. sr1062 says:

    I love cheesecake and this looks irresistible! I’ll have to make it at some point!

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  10. This cheesecake looks totally divine. It actually had my 14 yearold daughter drooling!

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  11. Amanda says:

    Seriously this looks so good! I love cheesecake!

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  12. Jenni - Odd Socks and Lollipops says:

    Oh my word this looks amazing. I love cheesecake but I have never acutally made one myself!

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  13. Lydia says:

    That looks so good! Cheesecakes are one of the few desserts I’m actually good at making xx

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  14. Vianca says:

    This looks absolutely delicious! I love me some cheesecake.

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  15. says:

    Well I hope you left me some! that looks delicous!

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  16. I’m a complete sucker for a good cheesecake, and this looks amazing. Pinned for later

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  17. says:

    Thank you for sharing, this looks beautiful, I love strawberries on top of my cheesecakes too :) X X

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  18. Ickle Pickle says:

    Oh I love cheesecake – this looks so yummy! We’d all love this, I must try it! Kaz x

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  19. says:

    This looks amazing – I love cheesecake but I’ve never actually made one. Maybe it’s time I had a go?

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  20. leeshastarr says:

    I love cheesecake so much! This looks so yummy.

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  21. Oh Wow! This looks so good! I haven’t had a cheesecake in years but think I’ll have to try and make this sometime x

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  22. says:

    Cheesecake is a favorite of ours. I’m going to have to try this recipe–it looks delicious!

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  23. says:

    MMm this looks amazing! I want cheesecake now.

    Daniella | Freshly Pressed Beauty

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