{"id":5431,"date":"2020-04-10T12:01:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T10:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-west\/?p=5431"},"modified":"2024-05-31T09:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T07:16:56","slug":"eat-your-heart-out-vanilla-and-lemon-cheesecake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-west\/blog\/2020\/04\/10\/eat-your-heart-out-vanilla-and-lemon-cheesecake\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat your heart out: vanilla and lemon cheesecake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody loves cheesecake and this decadent vanilla and lemon cheesecake recipe is the best of the best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vanilla and lemon cheesecake (serves 12):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>150g butter, melted and cooled; 250g ginger biscuits; 150g caster sugar; 3 Tbsp corn starch; 900g cream cheese, room temperature; 2 XL eggs, room temperature; 125ml sour cream, room temperature; 1 Tbsp Staffords Vanilla Extract; Zest of 1 lemon \u2154 cup Staffords Lemon Curd, chilled; Seasonal berries, for serving<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 180\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>Grease and line the bottom and sides of a 24cm springform cake tin<\/p>\n<p>Pulse ginger biscuits in a food processor until fine crumbs form. 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