Microwave Cheese Cake
INGREDIENTS
- 75 g or 3 oz margarine
- 150 g or 6oz digestive biscuits,
crushed
- 1 x 425 g or 1 x 15 oz can of black
cherries, stoned
- 450 g or 1lb cream cheese
- 75 g or 3 oz caster sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 100 g or 4oz ground almonds
- 2 x 15 ml or 2 tbsp Kirsch
- 2x 5 ml or 2 tsp arrowroot
- 150 ml or1/4 pl juice from cherries
- 150 ml or 1/4 pt
- double cream, whipped
- chocolate flake
Microwave Cheese Cake Method:
Line the base of a 20 cm ( 8 " ) souffle dish with a
circle of greaseproof paper. Melt margarine on HIGH for 1½ minutes and combine
with biscuits. Press into the base of the prepared dish.
Pour mixture into prepared dish and cook on MEDIUM for 10
minutes until firm Drain cherries ( reserve juice ). Arrange a layer of cherries on a biscuit base. ( Save the remainder for decoration ) . Soften the cream cheese, and gradually add the sugar. Blend in egg yolks beating thoroughly.
Stir in ground almonds. Make sure the egg
whites are stiff before folding them into the mixture. When the cake is cold pour over kirsch. Pipe the edge with cream, and arrange the remainder of the cherries
over the top of the cake.
In a basin mix arrowroot with a little cherry
juice, blend in the rest, and heat for 1-1½ minutes. Stir well. This should have thickened and be clear, if not heated for a
further 30 seconds. Pour over the cherries to give an even coating. decorate
with pieces of flake.
Chill well before serving.
Power: MEDIUM
Serves 4
Cooking time: 10 mins.
Dish : 20 cm ( 8 " ) souffle dish
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