"If you work harder, you will get luckier" per Anita Sarawak dictum.

Ingredients:
for base: 150g plain flour, 50g caster sugar, 100g butter (plz diced 1st), 1 egg yolk (high cholesterol), 0.5tsp lemon rind, 3 tbsps iced water

for crumble topping: 120 plain flour, 35g caster sugar, 80g butter (again, plz diced 1st), 100g pecans (toasted and chopped)

for filling: (A) 3 green apples, 50g caster sugar, 1 tsp lemon rind, 2 tbsps lemon juice, 1/8 tsp cinnamon powder, 1 tsp plain flour, 2 tbsps raisins, 100g macadamia nuts ( plz chopped and toasted 1st)
(B) 500g cream cheese, 100g caster sugar, 1 tbsp, lemon juice, 30g cornflour, 250ml UHT whipping cream, 3 eggs (plz beat them "kaokao")

step 1: prepare the base
preheat oven at 180(oC). mix flour and sugar in mixing bowl first, then add in butter and mix til mixture become resembles like breadcrumbs. secondly, add in egg YORK, lemon rind. then add in water a little at a time til mixture binds. after that press the mixture into a loose-base cake tin. prick holes with a fork or toothpick and then bake in over for 12-15minutes.

step 2: prepare the filling
peel (or not, up to u la) and core the apples, cut into millions pieces (hahahaha). and then put the remaining (A) in a PAN. please cook over LOW heat until thickened and set aside. the oven temperature now please deem to 140(oC).

3rdly, beat the cream cheese til smooth and creamy ( i always beat til white white one), then add in sugar, lemon juice and cornflour and beat til creamy again. add in cream then, follow by eggs til all combined.

step 3: topping (remind me of topless girl nia)
mix the flour and sugar in mixing bowl, the use your fingertips to rub in the butter til mixture resembles like breadcrumbs. then add in pecan nuts and mix well.
after that pour half of the cheese mixture onto the baked base. spread the apples filling and sprinkle with macadamia nuts ( or almond also not bad actually). top with the remaining cheese mixture.

now you can sprinkle topping to cover the suface of the cheese filling. bake in WATER BATH for 60 minutes plz. turn off the oven and leave the cake in oven for another 1/2 hour. after that remove from oven and leave to cool. plz keep in refrigerator til set before serving.

so how? i "trouble trouble" type and post my secret recipe here, as return, you all should make one and treat me. i am going to make one in coming Saturday, kakakakaka, for my cousin house warming ceremony.