RESULT OF THE JANUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

THE WINNER OF THE JANUARY PHOTO COMPETITION IS:-​

Fat Controller ​

with 10 points

Homemade Lemon Cheesecake:


Closely followed by Hydrogardener
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Well done to everyone for entering and some interesting interpretations of the theme​

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I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS ENTERED THE PHOTO COMPETITION.​

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Thank you all

Very rare for me to win anything, so quite surprised.

Recipe is available on request for anyone that wants it.

 

With pleasure!

Base:
300g of shortbread (not to be confused with shortcake!)
100g melted unsalted butter

Filling:
600g full fat cream cheese
120g icing sugar
300ml double cream
75ml lemon juice (about 3-4 lemons) - zest them before juicing and save the zest for the top.

Topping:
Lemon cake topping sweets/jellies (I got them from Amazon), or candied lemon slices
Lemon zest sprinkled

Grease and line an 8" springform tin

Crush biscuits to a fine crumb, add melted butter and combine well, then press into the base of the tin.

Add cream cheese, icing sugar & double cream to a bowl (preferably the bowl of a stand mixer); zest your lemons (saving the zest) and then juice the lemons in with the cream cheese etc then mix with your mixer, increasing the speed until fluffy and forming stiff peaks.

Add the mix to the base with a spatula, sprinkle your zest and chosen toppings, then refrigerate for at least 3hrs to set.

Enjoy!

 

I recommend small slices only

 

It is heavy on the dairy for sure and not one I'd make very often admittedly. I am a sucker for cheesecake though, so when I make a better one, I will need to work out logistics to get it to Wiltshire