berries cheesecake gateau

i made this cake in summer 2007, when berries are seasonal fruits (berries are available throughout the year these days..)

INGREDIENTS

225g/9 oz self raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

200g/8oz caster sugar

200g/9 oz butter, softened

4 large eggs

2tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp milk

FOR ICING & DECORATION

400g/14 oz medium fat soft cheese (i just used tesco/sainsbury's soft cheese, you can use philly cheese)

grated zest of 2 limes and juice of 1

100g/4oz icing sugar

200g/8 oz blueberries (or any seasonal fruits)

METHOD

1. preheat oven to 180deg C/gas 4/fan oven 160 deg C, butter and line base of deep 7"/18cm cake tin
2. put flour, baking powder, butter, eggs and vanilla into large bowl and beat with electric mixer on low speed until everything is mixed together. increase speed and whisk for 2 minutes, stir in the milk
3. spoon the mix into tin and level the top
4. bake the cake for 50-60 minutes. cool and split into 3 layers
5. beat the cheese until soft, then beat in lime zest and juice and icing sugar.
6. sandwich the cakes back together with 2/3 of the cheese mix and spread the rest on top
7. arrange blueberries in tight circles around top of the cake

MY NOTE:

1. i didnt have a deep cake tin at that time, so i used 2 sandwich tins. but baking time need to be cut down to about 35 minutes only.
2. i 'sandwiched' some fresh berries with the cream and arrange some on top to make it really colourful and yummy too.

then made just blueberry cheescake gateau for raya 2007 which fell in october. the other kuih raya except chocolate cake. were 'imported' from malaysia...