Lemon cheesecake slice

We celebrated M's birthday over the weekend. Since I had some cream cheese sitting in the refrigerator, I thought I use it to make a cheesecake.

I was a little undecided on which recipe to use but since Agnes' been really hardworking baking this cake like 3 or 4 times, I thought why not give it a go especially since it doesn't look too difficult. The original recipe is from joyofbaking which is also my favourite inspiration for recipes and sweets!!

Adapted recipe

For base
200g digestive biscuit, crushed
113g butter, melted

Mix ingredients together and press into lined cake tin.

Bake at 150 degrees for 10 min. Set aside to cool.

For filling
470g cream cheese, softened
80g caster sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs

1. Cream cheese and sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in eggs, vanilla and lemon juice.
3. Pour into prepared tin and bake in pre-heated oven at 180 degrees for 20 min.
4. Cool the cake in room temperature before refrigerating it overnight.

Bench notes - Note that the cake surface may crack a little. Recommend leaving the cake to cool in the oven with the door open.

This was a really rich slice of cheesecake. Best savoured with a good hot cup of black coffee and if possible, a small side serving of strawberries, raspberries or blueberries.

Side track a little....
For birthday lunch, we had Japanese Buffet. Master Prince was very excited at the spread and also the choice. Its been a while since I've been there too and I also felt overwhelmed by the choice of Japanese food available, ha ha. Master Prince was also elated with the fact that he could independently choose what he wanted to eat! Needless to say, he was captivated by the dessert section especially the marshmallow, candied bears and of course ice cream!!! He kept telling us that he is in heaven especially since we assured him that he could eat whatever he wanted. This boy was grinning from ear to ear the entire time.

Candyland...this picture also put a big smile on my face!

Master Prince loved the fact that he could cook his own Udon and Soba noodles. He ate about 5 or 6 bowls of this. The bowls were not that big so that is why he could have so many servings. After that he declared that he will move on to dessert and just indulged himself with ice cream, marshmallows, gummy bears and pancakes!! After lunch and pumped full of sugar he was running around the Xmas train decorations at the lobby 'chasing' the green train he says. He did this for like 10 min, round and round and round. We were exhausted and giddy just watching him burn up his energy!!