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Apple & Cranberry Baked Cheesecake Recipe

It has been long time I never bake cheesecake again. Last Saturday, I grab one Anchor cream cheese from bakery ingredient shop and start to bake this Apple & Cranberry Baked Cheesecake. This is the first time I cook apple ingredient, as I do not really like apple. But after this, I will continue with apple stuff as it really taste delicious. The green apple is not sour at all after cook in sugar and lemon juice. I believe this is a good way to enjoy green apple if you do not like sour, as some people claimed that green apple helps in reducing colesterol. Well, no matter this is true or not, who cares? As I only care on the recipe, and you? This recipe is suit for those who are not very fancy about cheese but still want to eat cheese as the cheese taste is not very strong. The recipe can make two 6" cakes. Ingredients(A)170g digestive biscuit (crushed)80g melted butter (melted) (B)1tbsp butter1tbsp castor sugar2 green apple (cut into cube)2tsp lemon juice1tbsp corn flour60g water50g dried cranberry (C)250g cream cheese20g caster sugar2 egg york25g corn flour30g fresh cream (D)2 egg white40g caster sugar1/4tsp cream of tartar Method(A)1. Combine (A) and mix well. 2. Press firmly into base of a cake tin. 3. Refrigerate until firm. (B)1. Cook butter and castor sugar in a pan.2. Add green apple and lemon juice, cook until apple is lightly soft.3. Add corn flour in water. Pour into pan and cook until mixture become thick.4. Remove from heat and stir in dried cranberry. Set aside until cool.5. Preheat oven at 140C. (C)1. Beat cream cheese and sugar until sugar dissolve.2. Add corn flour and mix well.3. Add egg yolk one by one, mix well.4. Lastly, add fresh cream and mix well. (D)1. Beat egg whites until form bubble.2. Add cream of tartar, continue beating.3. Slowly add in sugar and beat until soft peak form.4. Add 1/3 of egg white into (C), mix well with spatula.5. Add in another 1/3 egg white and stir until just combine.6. Repeat step 5 with last 1/3 portion of egg white. Assemble cake1. Take out biscuit base from refrigerator.2. Spoon and arrange apple filling.3. Pour in cheese mixture.4. Place cake tin in hot water bath and bake for 35~40 minutes or until filling is set.5. Refrigerate before served.