No-bake lemon and honey cheesecake (cake decoration tutorial)

Ingredients

Base:

• 200 g speculoos cookies
• 60 g butter

Cheesecake:

• 300 g cream cheese (such as Philadelphia)
• 150 g mascarpone
• 200 ml cold cream (30% fat)
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 115 g honey

Decoration:

• Honey
• Lemon slice

Materials

• 20 cm (8-inch) springform pan
• Acetate cake collar
• Parchment paper
• Electric mixer
• Spatula
• Blender (optional)
• Bubble wrap
• Utility knife (or knife)

Preparation

• Place the pan on the bubble wrap and cut around it with a utility knife.
• Finely grind the speculoos cookies, then add the melted butter and mix. Place the cream in the freezer for no more than 15 minutes.
  
• Transfer the cookie mixture to the lined springform pan (you can line the inside of the pan with an acetate cake collar). Spread and press the mixture into the bottom of the pan using a spoon or glass. Chill.
• Juice the lemon and grate the zest. Whisk the mascarpone, cream cheese, very cold cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and honey until the mixture is creamy and thick.
  
• Pour this mixture into the pan over the base. Spread it evenly, then place the bubble wrap (bubbles down) on top of the cheesecake and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours, preferably overnight.
• Carefully unmold the cheesecake and place it on a serving plate. Cover the top with honey and decorate with a lemon slice. Enjoy!
  

Observations

You can add gelatin or agar-agar to help the cheesecake hold its shape better.
➤Gelatin:
Soak a sheet of gelatin in water until it softens. Heat a little cream and mix the (squeezed) gelatin into the warm cream until it dissolves. Then add this mixture to the cream and whisk well to incorporate the gelatin.
➤Agar-agar:
Bring honey and lemon juice to a boil in a saucepan and add 1 g of agar-agar, stirring for 1 minute, then remove from heat. Let it cool slightly before incorporating it into the rest of the mixture (be careful: the mixture should not cool completely, or it will set).

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