Description
An elegant cheesecake pairing bergamot-scented Earl Grey tea with sweet mulberries, perfect for afternoon tea or dinner parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g digestive biscuits or graham crackers, crushed
- 50g unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar (for crust)
- 250g granulated sugar (total for filling; 200g for filling + 50g used with mulberries)
- 1 tsp finely ground Earl Grey tea leaves (optional, for crust & garnish)
- 120ml heavy cream (35% fat or higher)
- 2 Earl Grey tea bags or 2 tsp loose leaf Earl Grey tea
- 200g fresh or frozen mulberries (for swirl & garnish)
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp cold water
- 700g full-fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Fresh mint leaves (for garnish)
Instructions
- Prepare your workspace and ingredients, ensuring cream cheese and eggs are at room temperature. Preheat the oven to 160°C (325°F).
- Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan and wrap it in aluminum foil.
- Crush the biscuits, combine with butter and sugar, and press into the pan to form the crust.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes, then cool completely.
- Prepare mulberry swirl by cooking mulberries, sugar, and lemon juice until syrupy. Thicken with cornstarch slurry.
- Heat cream and infuse with Earl Grey tea, then cool.
- Beat cream cheese, add sugar gradually, and incorporate eggs one at a time.
- Mix in vanilla and chilled Earl Grey cream until homogenous.
- Layer cheesecake batter and mulberry swirl in the pan, creating a marbled effect.
- Prepare a water bath and bake the cheesecake for 60–75 minutes.
- Cool in the oven for 1 hour, then at room temperature for 1–2 hours.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 6–8 hours.
- Unmold and garnish with mulberries and mint before serving.
Notes
For best results, use room temperature ingredients and avoid overmixing once eggs are added. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: cheesecake, mulberries, Earl Grey, dessert, tea