Saturday, August 25, 2012

Strawberry Cheesecake

Strawberry Cheesecake





Sweet,Creamy,Light,heavenly.....Just a few words that could be used to describe this cheesecake.It is my favourite recipe for a plain old vanilla cheesecake!!!! and instead of the usual cherry ,strawberry or blueberry,you could definitely switch things up by covering with a chocolate ganache!! Give this one a try folks,you won't be disappointed :) OOH THE SIDES ARE COVERED WITH DARK CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS AND CRUSHED PEANUTS IT WAS VERYYY GOOD!!!

Ingredients
4 large eggs
2 lbs cream cheese
3tbsp flour
3tbsp cornstarch
11/2 cups sugar
2tsp vanilla
1/2 cup butter
1 pint sour cream
1 pk Graham
Fruit topping (I used strawberry)

BASE
11/2 cups Graham crackers / 12 Digestive biscuits or Tea biscuits
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup melted butter/margarine

METHOD
 For Base :
1.Mix all ingredients together
2.Press into bottom and sides of baking tin .Place in a refrigerator to set.

For Cake:

1.Cream together cream cheese and butter
2.Blend in sugar
3.Add eggs one at a time
4. Add sifted flour and cornstarch
5.Blend until smooth
6.Add sour cream and flavourings
7.Pour into 9 inch or two 7 1/2 inch foil pans (The pans will be very full)
8.Bake for 1 hour and 1/2 hour for foil pans at 325 degrees Fahrenheit
9.Turn off oven and leave cake to cool with oven door open for another hour
10.Remove and refrigerate.Top with Strawberry fruit topping.













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