How to Make Perfect Mini Lemon Sponge Cheesecakes with Lemon Curd

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook mini lemon sponge cheesecakes with lemon curd using 23 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mini Lemon Sponge Cheesecakes with Lemon Curd:

1. Get 175 grams Unsalted butter
2. Get 3/4 cup Sugar
3. Prepare 175 grams Self-rising flour , sifted
4. Take 1 tsp Baking powder
5. Make ready 1 tsp Vanilla extract
6. Get 1 tsp Lemon zest
7. Get 3 Eggs
8. Make ready 2 tbsps Lemon juice
9. Prepare 300 grams Cream cheese , softened
10. Prepare 150 Sour cream , softened
11. Take 1/2 cup Sugar
12. Prepare Pinch Salt
13. Prepare 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
14. Make ready 1 tsp Lemon juice
15. Get 1 tsp Lemon zest
16. Make ready 2 Eggs large , room temperature
17. Prepare 1/2 cup Cornflour
18. Make ready 1 cup Caster sugar
19. Prepare 1/2 cups Lemon juice
20. Prepare 1¼ cups Water
21. Prepare 2 tsps Lemon zest , grated
22. Take 3 Egg yolks
23. Get 60 g Unsalted butter , chopped

Instructions to make Mini Lemon Sponge Cheesecakes with Lemon Curd:

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then add vanilla, lemon juice and zest. Sift the flour and baking powder together, then add and beat just until combined.
2. Place 1 tbsp -Depends on the size- in the bottom of each cavity of a mini cheesecake pan. You will have some batter leftover that will make great cupcakes!
3. Bake the sponge bases for 10 minutes while you make the cheesecake. Lower oven temp to 300°
4. In a medium-sized bowl beat the cream cheese and sour cream on medium-high speed until smooth. Blend in the sugar until well incorporated. Mix in the salt, vanilla, lemon juice and zest. Finally, beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well and scraping down the bowl after each addition. Careful not to over mix!
5. Spoon the cheesecake mixture onto the sponge bases, fill right to the top. Bake for 14 minutes. Turn the oven off and allow cheesecakes to cool in the pan in the oven.
6. To make lemon curd, combine cornflour and sugar in a medium saucepan over low heat, then gradually stir in lemon juice and water and stir until smooth. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat and stir in lemon zest, egg yolks and butter. Stir until melted. Cover with plastic wrap and cool to room temperature. When ready, add to buttercream, 1 tsp at a time, to taste
7. Finish with lemon curd on the top, and garnish with fresh raspberry and peppermint. Serve cool

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