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Australian
Lamington Cheesecake Dessert
85 min total30 prep55 cook10 servings420 cal
HardVegetarianClassicContains glutenContains dairyContains egg
Baked cheesecake with chocolate-coconut lamington vibes: cocoa crust, creamy filling, and a coconut chocolate topping.
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Ingredients
10servings
dairy
- 24 ozcream cheese
- 5 tbspunsalted butter
- 3eggs
- 0.5 cupsour cream
bakery
- 1.5 cupgraham crackers
pantry
- 1 cupsugar
- 0.25 cupcocoa powder
- 1 cupdesiccated coconut
- 4 ozsemisweet chocolate
- 2 tspvanilla extract
- 0.25 tspsalt
Steps
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). Mix crushed graham crackers, 2 tbsp cocoa, and melted butter; press into a springform pan.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar smooth; add eggs one at a time, then sour cream, vanilla, and salt.
- Pour over crust and bake 50–55 minutes until mostly set.
- Cool gradually, then chill at least 4 hours.
- Melt chocolate and stir with remaining cocoa and a spoon of butter; spread over the chilled cake.
- Sprinkle coconut thickly over the chocolate.
- Chill until topping sets.
- Release the springform and slice.
- Serve cold.
- Store refrigerated up to 4 days.
Tips
- Beat cream cheese until completely smooth before adding eggs.
- Cool slowly to reduce cracking.
- Toast coconut lightly for better aroma.
- Chill overnight for clean slices.
