Poppyseed Cheesecake -- Australia
- 1 cup poppy seed
- 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 16 ounces ricotta cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 6 eggs, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup lemon curd
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, then generously butter the inside bottom & sides of a 10-inch springform cake pan.
- Sprinkle half of the poppyseeds over the inside bottom & sides of the cake pan, then tip out the excess & reserve them with the remaining poppy seeds.
- In a mixing bowl & with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese & ricotta cheese until very smooth, then add the sugar & continue mixing for 2 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add the sweetened milk & the vanilla & beat for another minute.
- Use a spatula to scrape & to stir around the sides to make sure everything is properly mixed, then add the poppy seeds & mix well, distributing them throughout the cheese mixture.
- Gently pour the mixture into the prepared cake pan & carefully smooth the top by tapping the pan on the counter.
- Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the oven heat to 315 degrees F & bake for another 40 minutes, or until the mixture is stilll just slightly 'wobbly'.
- Remove the cake from the oven & allow it to cool completely, in the pan, on a wire rack.
- When the cake is cold, carefully spread & smooth the lemon curd over the surface of the cake, then sprinkle the remaining poppy seeds over the surface of the curd.
- When the curd is set, remove the side of the pan & serve.
poppy seed, cream cheese, ricotta cheese, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, condensed milk, lemon curd
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/poppyseed-cheesecake-australia-388657 (may not work)