Recipe: Blue Ribbon Meyer Lemon Mascarpone Cheesecake

INGREDIENTS

2 1/4 cups

graham cracker crumbs

9 tbsp

melted unsalted butter

1/2 tsp

cinnamon

1 1/2 lb

cream cheese, at room temperature

1/2 lb

mascarpone cheese, at room temperature

1 1/4 cups

granulated sugar

eggs + 1 yolk

2 tbsp

Meyer lemon zest*

2 tbsp

vanilla bean paste** (she finds it at Surfas in Culver City)

baskets blueberries, divided use

1/4 cup

sugar

1 tsp

butter

1 tsp

vanilla

basket fresh raspberries