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.

Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake

THE DIVINE CHEESECAKE!!

My Dahlings!! This Cheesecake is absolutely amazing.I made it for my 20th birthday last year and all my friends devoured it and some of them are not even cheesecake nor chocolate lovers. You will love it !!!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
1/4 butter ,softened
2 Tbsp granulated sugar
1/4 Tsp ground cinnamon
3 eight ounce packages cream cheese  softened
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1 eight ounce semisweet chocolate
2 Tbsp whipping cream
1 cup sour cream
1/4 Tsp salt
2 Tsp salt
2 Tsp instant coffee granules dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water
2 Tsp vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 Tbsp confectioners'sugar
2 Tbsp coffee flavoured liqueur
1 (1 ounce ) square semisweet chocolate

Ingredients

Ingredients ...notice the Tia Maria :)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit .Butter 9 inch spring form pan

Combine the chocolate wafer crumbs ,softened butter,2 Tbsp white sugar and the cinnamon.Mix well and press and press mixture into the buttered spring form pan,set aside.

Crushing the chocolate cookies for the crust

Adding the ingredients for the crust

Pressing the crust mixture into pan

In a bowl beat the softened cream cheese until smooth.Gradually add 1 cup white sugar mixing until well blended.Add eggs ,one at a time .Beat at low speed until very smooth.

Melt the 8 ounces semisweet  with 2 Tbsp whipping cream ,stir till smooth.

Add chocolate mixture to cream cheese mixture and blend well.Stir in sour cream,salt,coffee,1/4 cup coffee liqueur and vanilla,beat until smooth.Pour mixture into prepared pan.

Batter in the pan

Bake in the centre of oven at 350degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes. Centre will be soft but will firm up when chilled. Do not over bake .Leave cake in the oven with the heat  turned off and the door ajar for 45 minutes .Remove cake from oven and chill for 12 hours .
Yields 16 servings

Everything put together!!

A little slice of Heaven!!!

Flavoured Whipping Cream: Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form then beat in confectioners' sugar and 2 Tbsp coffee liqueur.