BAKED BLACKBERRY CHEESECAKE

Ingredients:

• 175g/ ¾ cup cottage cheese
• 150g/ 5 oz low fat natural yogurt
• 15ml/1 tbsp wholemeal flour
• 30ml/ 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• Finely grated rind and juice of ½ lemon
• 200g/7oz/2 cups blackberries

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Lightly grease and line the base of an 18cm/7 in cake tin. Whizz the cottage cheese in a food processor or blender until smooth, or rub it through a sieve.
2. Add the yogurt, flour, sugar, egg and egg white, and mix. Add the lemon rind and juice, and blackberries, reserving a few for decoration.
3. Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and bake it for about 30-35 minutes, or until just set. Turn off the oven and leave for 30 minutes.
4. Run a knife around the edge of the cheesecake, and then turn it out.
5. Remove the lining paper and place the cheesecake on a warm serving plate. Decorate with the reserved blackberries and serve it warm.

Apple Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 medium Cortland or other baking apple, peeled and sliced

Method

1 Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9-inch square baking dish with or pie pan with a 4-cup capacity.

2 In a medium bowl, whisk vigorously together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

3 In a separate small bowl, mix 1/4 a cup of the sugar with the cinnamon, set aside.

4 Using an electric mixer, beat the butter with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Beat in the egg until blended. Add the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with the milk, beating after each addition until just combined.

5 Pour half of the batter in the bottom of the baking dish. Lay the apple slices on the batter so they just cover the batter (you may have to overlap some slices). Sprinkle the apples with the cinnamon-sugar mixture, reserving a teaspoon or two to sprinkle on top. Spread the rest of the batter over the apples. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar on top.

6 Bake the cake for 25 minutes or until it is golden brown and apples start to bubble at the edges.