Cake of the Day: Raspberry Cheesecake from ‘Mug Cakes’
Every day, Yahoo Food features delectable cakes. They taste good, they look good, and they’re made by good people — talented bakers from around the world. This week we’ll be sharing time-saving desserts that can all be made in your coffee mug from Joanna Farrow and her cookbook Mug Cakes: Made In Minutes In the Microwave!. Check back to Cake of the Day for more mug desserts!
Softly Set Raspberry Cheesecake that takes only five minutes to make in your coffee mug. (Photo: Joanna Farrow)
Softly Set Raspberry Cheesecake
Serves 1
Preparation time 3 minutes
Cooking time 1¾ minutes
Generous ¼ cup (75 grams) full-fat cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons heavy cream
8 fresh raspberries, plus extra to decorate
1 graham cracker or amaretti cookie
Sifted confectioners’ sugar,for dusting
Put the cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and cream in a 7 fluid ounce (200 ml) microwave-safe mug and beat together until well mixed.
Microwave on full power for 45 seconds. Stir in the raspberries and microwave on full power for 1 minute or until the edges of the cheesecake are set but the center is still wobbly.
Crush the cracker or cookie, either loosely with your fingers or finely in a plastic bag using a rolling pin. Sprinkle the crumbs over the cheesecake and decorate with a few raspberries. Serve dusted with a little sifted confectioners’ sugar.
Reprinted with permission from Mug Cakes by Joanna Farrow (Spruce).
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