LEMON MERINGUE CHEESECAKE

Lemon Meringue Cheesecake is a creamy, tart, delectable dessert, perfect to serve for dessert, tea time treats and especially great when you have to take with a dessert to a family gathering.
A simple crust, easy filling, homemade Lemon Curd and all topped with a thin Meringue layer – what’s not to love !
Lemon Cheesecake is one of my family’s favorites and just about always a first request when I am out of ideas. But, as a food blogger, I also like to try out new (or sometimes decades old!) recipes for Lemon Cheesecakes.

Ingredients

• 200 g Digestive Biscuits finely crushed ( 7 oz )
• 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter melted
• FILLING:
• 500 g Cream Cheese plain, softened ( 16 oz )
• 1 cup Caster Sugar
• 2 TB Flour
• 3 Extra-Large Eggs
• 1 cup Sour Cream room temperature
• 1/2 cup Lemon Juice freshly squeezed
• 2 Lemons zest only – finely grated
• LEMON CURD:
• 1 cup Caster Sugar
• 1/2 cup Lemon Juice freshly squeezed
• 1 Lemon zest only, finely grated
• 1/4 cup Unsalted Butter
• 1 Extra-Large Egg PLUS 2 Egg-Yolks, beaten together in a small bowl
• MERINGUE:
• 2 Egg Whites (use leftover from Curd)
• 1 cup Caster Sugar

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg c (350 deg F) – spray a 20cm ( 8 inch ) springform pan with cooking oil
2. ..........................................

for full instruction please see : www.withablast.net

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