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Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 7 ounces shortbread cookies
  • 2 tablespoons plus 1 tsp. finely grated fresh lemon zest (from about 3 lemons), divided
  • 1 cup sugar, divided
  • 12 ounces fresh, mild goat cheese (such as Haystack Boulder Chèvre)
  • 10 ounce cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 8 none to 10 medium strawberries, stemmed

Preparation

Step 1




1. Preheat oven to 325°. Crumble cookies into a food processor and pulse until finely ground. In a medium bowl, toss 2 tbsp. lemon zest with 1 1/2 tbsp. sugar. Add cookie crumbs and mix well. Butter sides of an 8-in. pan with removable rim and press cookie mixture into bottom; bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool in pan.

2. Lower temperature to 275°. In standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat goat cheese and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add remaining lemon zest, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, the orange zest, 3/4 cup sugar, the sour cream, and the vanilla; beat well. Scrape bowl and add eggs; beat well.

3. Pour batter onto crust and bake about 1 hour, or until set on the sides but still quite jiggly in the center and only slightly sticky. Turn oven off, crack oven door, and let cake cool in oven 2 hours. Remove and let cool completely; then chill, covered, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.

4. Run a thin knife between cake and rim of pan and remove rim. Thinly slice strawberries, then toss with remaining 2 1/2 tbsp. sugar and lemon juice. Arrange on cake.

Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.

Nutritional Information

Amount per serving

Calories:

293none

Calories from fat:

55%

Protein:

8g

Fat:

18g

Saturated fat:

10g

Carbohydrate:

25g

Fiber:

0.4g

Sodium:

229mg

Cholesterol:

70mg

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