MIXED SPICE CHEESECAKE WITH HONEY SYRUP

Another yummy cheesecake made by my husband. This one is very light and it tastes delicious. 

INGREDIENTS
250g plain sweet biscuits
125g butter, melted
Filling
500g cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp mixed spice
1/2 cup (125ml) cream
3 egg yolks
2 egg whites
Honey syrup
2 cinnamon sticks
4 strips lemon rind
1/3 cup (120g) honey
1 Tbsp water
3/4 tsp gelatine

METHOD:
Grease deep 19cm square cake pan, line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 5 cm above edges of pan.
Process biscuits until fine, add butter, process until combined. Press mixture over base of pan, refrigerate 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 160° C fan-forced.
Make filling by beating cheese, sugar, extract and spice in medium bowl with electric mixer until smooth, beat in cream and egg yolks.
Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form, fold into cream cheese mixture.

Pour filling into pan, bake about 50 minutes. 

Cool cheesecake in oven with door ajar.
Refrigerate cheesecake 3 hours or overnight.

Honey syrup

Combine ingredients in small saucepan, bring to boil, remove from heat.

Serve cheesecake with warm syrup.



Serves 9