Sunday, May 22, 2011

Chilled Strawberry Cheesecake: The recipe

This cheesecake is biscuit based and simple to make. You will need for the base;
150gm digestive biscuit
85gm melted butter
25gm caster sugar
Crush the biscuit and mix in the other ingredients. Press onto the bottom of your mould. I often use an 8" round loose bottom tin. Sometimes I line it, sometimes I don't. Wanna guess why? he he.. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.
Other ingredients needed for the cake:
250gm cream cheese
50gm caster sugar
15gm gelatine
60gm water
300gm whipping cream
2 tbsp strawberry filling
½ tsp strawberry paste
1. Mix the cheese and sugar and beat until just mixed.
2. Mix gelatine with water and double boil until the gelatine completely dissolves. Add this mix into the cheese mixture and combine well.
3. Whip the cream until soft peaks and add into the cheese mixture. Combine well. Add in the strawberry filling and paste. Pour into mould and smooth the surface. Refrigerate until set. I always leave mine at least 5 hours in the fridge.
4. When the cake is set, unmould and pour some strawberry filling on top. Try decorating with fresh strawberries and/or cream.