Take a look at our Raspberry Cheesecake Bars for another cheesecake recipe featuring summer fruit. Although we usually start thinking about eating a slice of cake later in the day I think we are missing out. Why can’t cake be an all day treat, including breakfast? I say that the morning is an opportunity to get the day off on the right foot. To me this means the occasional indulgence like this Rustic Plum Cheesecake. Eat it for breakfast, with your afternoon tea or post-dinner dessert. You’ll never regret this tasty treat at any point of the day!
Rustic plum cheesecake
I adapted this recipe from the Waitrose. I decided to use Russian farmer’s cheese Tvorog in place of cream cheese to make it more rustic and familiar. I’ve replaced white sugar with demerara sugar, which is brown unrefined sugar with natural caramel tones. I also decided to use almond extract because plums are meant to be friends with almonds! I love this recipe because it is the opposite of fussy. This cheesecake is supposed to be rustic so it is fine if it looks a little rough around the edges. The cheesecake has two main layers, with the cheese layer and cake layer mixed separately. Make sure to run the cheese layer through a sieve to get the right consistency. Once mixed and ready to go, add the cake layer to a pan first and then spread the cheese layer on top with a spoon. Do this gently to avoid mixing the cheese into the cake batter. Now add the plum quarters to the top of the cake and place it in the preheated oven. When it is all done you can top with icing sugar to achieve a beautiful frosted look.
Recipe tips
Your can replace the plums with other fruit including apricots, nectarines, cherries and peaches.Vanilla extract can be used in place of almond extract. Double the amount used to compensate for the variation in strength of flavours.
More Cheesecake Recipes for You I have lots more cake recipes to try in my cake category. Here is a selection of cheesecake recipes you will love:
No Bake Blood Orange CheesecakeCrumb Apricot CheesecakeLemon Curd CheesecakeRaffaello Cheesecake
Or if you are looking for another way to use up plums try this Spiced Plum Upside-down Cake from Supergolden Bakes!
