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Christmas just doesn't feel like Christmas without a festive cake! Get yours just right with James' masterclass recipe!
TV chef James Martin gets ahead for Christmas, providing lots of clever tips and tricks to save you time and stress on the big day.
Baked Cheesecake with Cherries! This cake has no base and is more dense than an uncooked cheesecake. Inspired by James's recent travels to Spain, the flavour of the cake marries perfectly with the sweet and slightly tart cherries. It's a practically perfect dessert!
Preheat the oven to 160c. Cut the sponge base to a diameter of 23cm i, then slice in half horizontally to form a 5mm thick disc, and place it in the bottom of a spring form 23cm cake tin. Put the vanilla, lemon zest and juice, sugar, corn flour and cream cheese into a bowl and whisk together.
- Dessert
- 1 min
- 678
- Put 1kg mixed dried fruit, the zest and juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon, 150ml brandy or other alcohol, 250g softened butter and 200g light, soft brown sugar in a large pan set over a medium heat.
- Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 5 mins. Tip the fruit mixture into a large bowl and leave to cool for 30 mins.
- Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Line a deep 20cm cake tin with a double layer of baking parchment, then wrap a double layer of newspaper around the outside – tie with string to secure.
- Add 175g plain flour, 100g ground almonds, ½ tsp baking powder, 2 tsp mixed spice, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground cloves, 100g flaked almonds, 4 large eggs and 1 tsp vanilla extract to the fruit mixture and stir well, making sure there are no pockets of flour.
S01, E02. James Martin shows how to make impressive puds, Christmas Eve suppers and magnificent mains. Celebrity guest Helen Skelton joins him in the kitchen.
Lemon Cheesecake by James Martin is a luxurious treat made with a buttery graham cracker crust and a silky cream cheese filling infused with zesty lemon, providing an elegant blend of flavors and textures.
