Lemon mousse cheesecake with speculoos cookie base



Lemon mousse cheesecake w speculoos base

9 days to go on vacation!! I cant contain my excitement 😂 (after this lovely budget season)

Guess this cake was influenced by an Amalfi coast cooking special on d Food Network (everything cooked w lemons!) so i went online and found this easy recipe, simple ingredients & it turned out great! (Just changed waffers for speculoos cookies 😊). Here we go:

Ingredients:

120 gr cookies (crushed/powdered)

16 gr butter (melted)

1 pack Philadelphia cheese (226 gr)

1/2 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Sour cream

1 Tbsp Flour all-purpose

1 Egg (lightly beaten)

3 Tbsp Lemon Juice

1 Tbsp lemon rind/zest

1 Tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions:

Preheat oven (top & bottom) at 170 C.

Crumb/powder cookies in a blender.

Melt butter in a microwave, once liquid mix with cookie crumbs. 

Spray/butter a springform mold (I used a 20 cm round). Introduce cookie mix in d bottom and press evenly.

Place in the oven (middle rack) for 10 min. Then take out and let cool down (before you fill cheesecake mix).

While it cools down, place Philadelphia cheese and sugar in a large bowl. Beat until soft & sugar dissolved.

Add sour cream & flour, beat well.

Add lightly beaten egg, combine on slow.

Add lemon juice, rind & vanilla, fold in with spatula.

Place in d mold over d cookie base, and introduce in d oven. Bake for 40-45 min (until center is almost set). Then remove & let cool. Pass a thin knife around d edge of d pan to loosen; refridgerate in mold over night.

I would think (like with other baked cheesecakes) that it can be frozen if needed for a week or so.. 

The cake is actually tangy, so if you want to sweeten things up id suggest maybe a Dulce de leche, or some lavander candy topping 😎 Enjoy!

Lemon mousse cheesecake slice