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Swedish Gingerbread Cheesecake

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Introduction

Increadibly easy to make, and absolutely perfect during Christmas season.... !!

Increadibly easy to make, and absolutely perfect during Christmas season.... !!

Ingredients

Serves: 8

Metric Cups

For the Cheesecake

  • 75 grams butter
  • 180 grams ginger thins (Swedish)
  • 400 grams cream cheese
  • 100 millilitres sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ gram saffron
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 lime (zest of - some)

For the Creamy Layer (for Those Who Like It Sweeter)

  • 100 grams cream cheese
  • 75 grams butter (tempered)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
  • 150 millilitres icing sugar

For the Cheesecake

  • 3 ounces butter
  • 6 ounces ginger thins (Swedish)
  • 14 ounces cream cheese
  • 3½ fluid ounces sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • ounce saffron
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 lime (zest of - some)

For the Creamy Layer (for Those Who Like It Sweeter)

  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 3 ounces butter (tempered)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
  • 5¼ fluid ounces confectioners' sugar

Method

Swedish Gingerbread Cheesecake is a community recipe submitted by Willemeijn and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  • Melt the butter, mix it with the mashed ginger bread thins (with fork or in mixer), and fill the bottom of a 25-30 cm form with the dough.
  • Leave in the fridge for 30 min. Mix the cheese with eggs, sugar, saffron, lemon juice and zest. Pour into form.
  • Bake for about 35 min in the oven on 180 degrees.
  • In order for the cake to be juicy, fill a form with water and put in in the bottom of the oven when baking.
  • Melt the butter, mix it with the mashed ginger bread thins (with fork or in mixer), and fill the bottom of a 25-30 cm form with the dough.
  • Leave in the fridge for 30 min. Mix the cheese with eggs, sugar, saffron, lemon juice and zest. Pour into form.
  • Bake for about 35 min in the oven on 180 degrees.
  • In order for the cake to be juicy, fill a form with water and put in in the bottom of the oven when baking.
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