Well Well Well

[Vagus]

Until yesterday I’d never heard of a London Cheesecake, let alone tasted one.
We’re away from home at the moment and this morning popped into an independent bakery (it just happened to be opposite a Greggs) for a loaf, and what did they have on display…yes, a whole batch of London Cheesecakes!
The staff in the shop said they’d only arrived in store this week and they had no idea what they were like. So I bought one to try.
It was quite nice if a little too sweet for my taste, quite a firm pastry, not much jam, the almond filling didn’t go right to the edge, there was loads of thick icing on top and plenty of coarsly grated coconut. I wouldn’t rush to have another but it was ok.
It really amused me that I’d only ever heard about them on AB yesterday :)

[Prudie]

I've never heard of it either but when it was described yesterday I thought it sounded like a variation on bakewell tart.

[Vagus]

I did too, Prudie, but it’s not really anything like it. In my opinion Bakewell tart is much,much nicer.
It was a square of pretty thick tough puff pastry, a bit of filling which wasn’t very almond tasting, a smear of jam, another square of puff pastry on top and then the icing and coconut. Maybe it was just the way this one was made, maybe some are better than others.

[Buenchico]

It's ages since I've had one, and I have to admit to usually just pointing and saying "One of those, please" (rather than calling it a 'London cheesecake'), but I definitely like them!
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/user/610608/recipe/london-cheesecake

[-SharonA-]

I love these and buy them regularly. Some are good especially those from a proper bakery but avoid supermarket offerings, haven't found a good one yet!

[barry1010]

Get the trading standards involved - false description. No cheese! No biscuit base and it's not even a cake, it's a pastry

[rockyracoon]

I used to eat them a lot when I was younger, but never included the word London, they were just a cheesecake.

[rockyracoon]

I fancy one, now.

[MissTerious2]

They were always round as I remember. Now I see they are square. I will never see why they were called Cheesecake. But in my childhood days the cheesecake we know know didn't exist.

My MIL made Russian Easter cake which was scrummy. She made it in a large flowerpot. No cooking involved.

https://ibb.co/sWSnVCD

[Vagus]

I just looked up the recipe for that MissT, sounds delicious.

[webbo3]

Well well well
three holes in the ground. :-)

[Vagus]

Ho ho ho
Three garden implements (almost) :O)

[choux]

Where is the cheese? Not even got (lemon) curd in it :(

[Hazlinny]

^^ The recipe for Pashka has cottage cheese and cream cheese in it.

[choux]

I meant the one in Vagus' OP. Trading standards!

[DTCwordfan]

Paid for a tart and got a reasonable tart.....the coconut, well what more can one say.

[Hazlinny]

Sorry, Choux - thought you were referring to the Easter Cake!

[choux]

No problem, Hazi ;)