Raspberry Cheesecake Tart

Name: Raspberry Cheesecake Tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 8 h
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1¼ cups all-purpose flour plus extra for rolling out; ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes; 2–4 tablespoons cold vodka or ice water; 2–4 tablespoons cold vodka or ice water; ¼ cup granulated sugar; Zest of ½ lemon; 1 cup cream cheese, softened; 2 tablespoons heavy cream; Pinch salt; 1 large egg; Fresh raspberries or other fruit of choice for decorating tart; Fresh raspberries or other fruit of choice for decorating tart; Powdered sugar, for dusting

Preparation info

Makes
6–8
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
8 hr

Appears in

Les Dames d'Escoffier New York Cookbook

By Silvia Baldini and Sharon Franke

Published 2023

About

I love cheesecakes, and my fiancée loves fruit tarts. During the pandemic, I was in London, where my fiancée lives, and I was cooking and baking a lot. I wanted to create something for Valentine’s Day that we both love. This dessert was the result. It was also the first time we built a fort.

Ingredients

Crust

1¼ cups all-purpose flour plus extra for rolling out
1 teaspoon lemon zest
¼

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Method

In a food processor, pulse together the flour, lemon zest and salt. Add butter and pulse until the mixture forms pea-size pieces. Pulse in the vodka, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough just comes together. It should be moist but not too wet. Gather the dough into a ball;