Rum And Raisin Baked Cheesecake
Creamy and decadent, this raisin cheesecake is a delightful treat that will surely impress your guests. With a buttery biscuit base and a rich cream cheese filling infused with vanilla and rum-soaked raisins, each bite is a perfect harmony of flavors. Topped with a silky layer of sweetened soured cream, this cheesecake is a heavenly combination of tangy and sweet that will have everyone coming back for more.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 10 digestive biscuits
- 50g/1¾oz butter
- 600g/1lb 5oz cream cheese
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 175g/6oz caster sugar
- 5 drops vanilla extract
- 2 free-range eggsegg
- 2 x 142ml/5fl oz pots soured cream
- 150g/5½oz raisins
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease and line and 20cm/8in springform cake tin.
- Blend the biscuits in a food processor, or crush in a plastic bag with a rolling pin. Transfer to a clean bowl, stir in the melted butter then press the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake in the oven for five minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese with the flour, sugar, vanilla extract, whole eggs, egg yolk and one of the pots of soured cream until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the raisins soaked in rum, pour onto the biscuit base and bake for 30 minutes.
- Mix the remaining pot of soured cream with the icing sugar, pour over the cheesecake and bake for a further 10 minutes or until the filling is set but still slightly wobbly. Remove from the oven, let cool then chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
Cook Time
1H
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 6
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