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White Chocolate Cheesecake with Lemon Curd & Roasted Hazelnuts
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White Chocolate Cheesecake with Lemon Curd & Roasted Hazelnuts

One of Denis’s absolute favourites, white chocolate, bright lemon curd and toasted hazelnuts.

Serves 8 to 10Portions
18 to 20 cmSpringform
Bake day beforeBest set overnight

A cake Denis returns to again and again: white chocolate melted through the filling, a glossy layer of lemon curd and roasted hazelnuts for crunch. Nut allergy? Leave the hazelnuts out, the result is (almost) just as good. Prefer lime? Swap in lime curd.

Flavour profile

White chocolateLemon curdRoasted hazelnut

Selected highlights

  • White chocolate with hazelnuts
  • Homemade or shop bought lemon curd
  • Organic lemon zest
  • Digestive base

A selection only, the full ingredient list and method are in the book.

A quick technique preview

Fold chopped white chocolate through the filling, bake gently, then finish with lemon curd and a long chill.

Every recipe in the book follows the same four simple steps, base, basic filling, flavoured filling and topping. Learn them once, and this cake is well within reach.
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