When you have a simple cake recipe like this in your repertoire, you can adapt it for any occasion, going big on the decoration or keeping to a gentle dusting of icing sugar.
Ingredients
85g butter 140g digestive biscuits, made into fine crumbs 1 tbsp sugar, granulated or golden caster 900g Philadelphia cheese, or other full-fat soft cheese 250g golden caster sugar 3 tbsp plain flour 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract Finely grated zest of 1 lemon (about 2 tsp) 1 ½ tsp lemon juice 3 large eggs, plus 1 yolk 284ml carton soured cream 142ml carton soured cream 1 tbsp golden caster sugar 2 tsp lemon juice
