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Baked Lemon Cheesecake Serves 10
250g plain biscuit crumbs 
2 teaspoons nutmeg 
125g melted butter 
250ml thickened cream 
3 eggs
1
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2
cup caster sugar 
2 teaspoon grated lemon rind 
2 tablespoons lemon juice 
500g cream cheese, room temperature, cubed
1. Crush biscuits 5-6 at a time using the
‘PULSE’ button until crumbled. Remove 
jug from base and shake biscuits if 
necessary. Combine the nutmeg, melted 
butter and biscuit crumbs in a bowl; mix 
well. Press crumb mixture into the base 
and sides of a greased 20cm springform 
pan. Place on a baking tray and 
refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Place cream, eggs, sugar, rind, juice and
half of the cream cheese in blender. 
3. Blend on speed 3 for 30 seconds. With
the motor still running, remove the 
ingredient cup from the lid and drop in 
the remaining cubes of cream cheese one 
at a time, until the mixture is smooth. 
4. Pour filling into crust and bake in oven at
160°c for approximately 50 minutes or 
until firm. Cool in oven with door ajar. 
Refrigerate for several hours before 
serving.
Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting 
2 
1
/
4
cups self raising flour
1
/
2
teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1
/
2
teaspoon nutmeg 
2 eggs 
180g butter, room temperature, chopped
1
/
2
cup buttermilk 
1 
1
/
2
cups raw sugar 
1 teaspoon white vinegar 
1 teaspoon vanilla essence 
1 
1
/
2
cups very ripe mashed banana
1. Preheat oven to 180°c. Grease and line a
20cm baba pan.
2. Sift flour, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg into
a large bowl.
3. Place the eggs, butter, milk, sugar,
vinegar, essence, and bananas into 
blender jug.
4. Blend on speed 2 for 35 seconds.
(Mixture will separate at this stage but will 
come back together when mixed with dry 
ingredients).
5. Pour the banana mixture into the dry
ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon 
or whisk until combined.
6. Pour mixture into prepared tin and bake
for about 40 minutes or until cooked 
when tested with a skewer.
7. Allow cake to cool in pan for 5 minutes
before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
8. Ice with cream cheese frosting, recipe
over page.
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