Fresh Apricot Cheesecake Ring

Name: Fresh Apricot Cheesecake Ring
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 2 oz (50 g) butter; 2 oz (50 g) soft dark brown sugar; 4 oz (100 g) walnuts, chopped very finely; 4 oz (100 g) caster sugar; 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese; 8 oz (225 g) curd cheese; 1 teaspoon (5 ml spoon) vanilla essence; 12 oz (350 g) hard apricots; 6 tablespoons (6 x 15 ml spoon) apricot jam; 2 large eggs (size 1–2); oil, for greasing

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sweet Dreams

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1985

About

The imported fresh apricots we buy in England, which often seem almost tasteless, can acquire a wonderful flavour when cooked. At the beginning of the season, fresh apricots are often so hard that cooking them is in any case a necessity, so try them in this excellent cheesecake with its fudgy, walnut crust.

Ingredients

For the cheesecake

6 tablespoons (6 x 15 ml spoon) apricot jam
12 oz (

Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Preheat the oven. Lightly oil a 9-inch (23 cm) ring tin. Spread the apricot jam over the bottom of the tin. Cut the apricots in half, remove the stones and slice thinly. Arrange the slices in overlapping l