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Basque Cheesecake

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  If you love cheesecakes, you definitely need to give this recipe a try. This Basque Cheesecake is so smooth and creamy and the best part is that it is easy to make. The worst part is having to wait for it to be refrigerated for 4 hours or overnight for the flavours to develop but the wait is so worth it. This recipe can be made using the oven or in the air fryer. I have made it both in the oven and in the air fryer. Both methods create a delicious cheesecake that your family and friends will ask you to make time and time again.  Happy Baking xo Basque Cheesecake  Ingredients · 250 grams cream cheese ·  ½  cup sugar · 2 eggs · 1 tablespoon cornflour ·  ⅓  cup thickened cream ·  ½  teaspoon vanilla extract  ·  ¼  teaspoon salt (optional) Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 250°C.  2. Line a 6-inch round tin with baking paper. 3. In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy using a wooden spoon. 4. ...

Mango & Coconut Cake

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Happy New Year lovely friends.  Starting off the new year with a tropical bake as mangoes are in season for the Summer. This Mango and Coconut Cake is lovely and moist, and full of mango, coconut, pineapple and banana flavour. The cake is covered with a smooth mango cream cheese icing and decorated with fresh mango slices and toasted coconut flakes. If you love tropical flavours and cream cheese, be sure to give this recipe a go. Happy Baking xo Mango & Coconut Cake Ingredients · ¾ cups vegetable oil · 2 eggs · 1 mango, chopped · 2 bananas, mashed · 400 grams crushed pineapple · 2 cups self-raising flour · 1 cup brown sugar · ½ cup desiccated coconut · 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda Mango Cream Cheese Icing · 250 grams cream cheese, softened · 75 grams butter, softened · 1 cup icing sugar mixture, sifted · ½ mango, pureed · Sliced mango to...