Name: Blackberry Crumb Cheesecake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 3 1/2 C flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, cut into cubes (1 stick ); 1 lemon (zested); 1/3 C brown sugar; 1/3 C sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 8 oz Mascarpone cheese; 8 oz cream cheese (softened); 1/2 C sugar; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 1/2 C blackberries

Blackberry Crumb Cheesecake

Ingredients:

3 1/2 C flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 C (1 stick) unsalted sweet cream butter, cut into cubes

1 lemon, zested

1/3 C brown sugar

1/3 C sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Cheesecake filling ingredients:

1 8oz container of Mascarpone cheese

1 8oz pkg of cream cheese, softened

1/2 C sugar

2 tbsp cornstarch

2 large eggs

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 C blackberries

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan with parchment paper. Spray with pam baking spray and set aside

Using a standing mixer, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, sugar, and lemon zest and mix on low speed until combined

Mix in the butter cubes until mixture is grainy. You can also use your fingers

Add in the eggs, and vanilla and mix until combined. You are going to want the mixture to be crumbly

Using about 2/3 of the mixture, press dough into the bottom of the springform pan and about half way up the sides of the pan

Place remaining dough and the springform pan into the fridge

Cheesecake directions:

Using a standing mixer, cream together the mascarpone cheese, cream cheese, vanilla, sugar, and cornstarch until creamy and smooth

Mix in the eggs until combined

Pour about 1/2 of the cream cheese mixture into the chilled crust.

Sprinkle about 3/4 C of blackberries

Spread the remaining cheesecake mixture over the blackberries

Top with remaining blackberries and crumb mixture

Bake in the oven for 70 minutes

Let cool completely before enjoying!

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Blackberry Crumb Cheesecake