RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES
RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES
RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES

Ingredients
  • 8 white chocolate cookies
  • 45g/1¾oz butter
  • melted
  • 300g/10½oz cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 90g/3¼oz caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 free-range egg
  • plus 1 egg yolk
  • 3 tbsp soured cream
  • 100g/3½oz raspberries
  • lightly whipped double cream or crème fraîche
  • to serve
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line a muffin tin with eight muffin cases.
  • Blend the cookies in a food processor until they resemble fine breadcrumbs. (You can also do this by placing them in a plastic bag and bashing with a rolling pin).
  • Stir in the melted butter until well combined. Press the mixture into the base of the paper cases
  • reserving a tablespoon to garnish.
  • For the filling
  • beat the cream cheese in a bowl until smooth
  • then stir in the plain flour
  • caster sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • egg and egg yolk and soured cream and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  • Put a few raspberries in the bottom of each case
  • reserving some for garnish
  • then spoon the cream cheese mixture on top.
  • Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes
  • or until the cheesecake filling is set
  • but still slightly wobbly in the middle.
  • Remove the cupcakes from the oven and set aside to cool for 30 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the tin
  • transfer to a plate and chill in the fridge for at least an hour
  • or overnight.
  • To serve
  • carefully peel off the paper cases and top the cupcakes with a spoonful of whipped cream and a few raspberries. Sprinkle over the reserved biscuit mixture.