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Upside-Down Raspberry Cheesecake

Name: Upside-Down Raspberry Cheesecake
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 4 fresh Raspberries; 15 ml Black raspberry liqueur; 1&frasl;2 fresh Lemon peel; 60 ml Vanilla vodka; 15 ml Vanilla liqueur; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 5 barspoon Mascarpone cheese; 30 ml Whipping cream

Difford’s Guide

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Serves:

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Ingredients
4 fresh	Raspberries
1/2 fl oz	Bols Black Raspberry Liqueur
¹⁄₂ fresh	Lemon peel (grated)
2 fl oz	Vanilla flavoured vodka
1/2 fl oz	Giffard Vanille de Madagascar
1/2 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
5 barspoon	Mascarpone cheese
1 fl oz	Whipping cream

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Martini glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
Prepare garnish of of Graham cracker or plain digestive biscuit.

Method

MUDDLE raspberries in base of shaker.
Add black raspberry liqueur, SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into centre of glass to form the base layer.
Clean shaker, or use a second shaker.
GRATE lemon zest into shaker.
Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice.
Strain into glass over a spoon to LAYER over the raspberry base.

Garnish

Crumble graham cracker or plain digestive biscuit over cocktail.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

23.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Whipping cream — Dairy

History

Created in 2003 by yours truly after adapting Wayne Collins' original cheesecake recipe.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

Surprisingly, the biscuity top continues to float as you sip the vanilla cream layer right down to the point when you hit the raspberry base.

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Comments & Discussion

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M Linstead 3y

We made this as the dessert for our Burns night supper. We swap the vodka Firean old reserve and the sugar syrup for honey syrup. For the top we used crushed up shortbread.

Marcin Pec 4y

Thanks Simon, after your advice it looks a bit better, but I definetly need to still work on that :)

Marcin Pec 4y

This tastes amazing, but I can't seem to get the layering right, any chance for some advice on that?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

The trick is to hold a flat-ended bar spoon so the flat end is just over the surface of the bottom layer with the spoon's shaft pointing vertically up. Pour the second layer down the shaft of the spoon so the flat end dissipates the liquid over the bottom layer.

Fred Weidner 5y

Best dessert cocktail I have had!!