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Strawberry Cheesecake

Strawberry Cheesecake

Delicious Strawberry Cheesecake with a creamy filling and a biscuit base, topped with a fresh strawberry sauce.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Cooling Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 489 kcal

Equipment

  • food processor
  • Springform cake tin
  • measuring cup
  • mixer
  • saucepan

Ingredients
  

Cheesecake Biscuit Base

  • 200 g Arnott’s Marie crackers or Graham Crackers or other plain biscuit
  • 120 g unsalted butter melted

Cheesecake Filling

  • 500 g cream cheese softened
  • 2 tablespoon plain flour all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 120 ml sour cream full fat
  • 300 g caster sugar superfine sugar
  • 1 zest of lemon
  • 3 eggs at room temperature

Strawberry Topping for Cheesecake

  • 500 g strawberries half diced and half halved
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice or water
  • 100 g white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1.5 teaspoon cornflour/cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoon water

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Preheat oven to 160C/320F (standard) or 140C/295F (fan/convection).
  • Get a 20cm/8" springform cake tin. Turn the base UPSIDE DOWN, butter lightly and place a square piece of parchment/baking paper on the base.
  • Butter and line the side of the pan.

Cheesecake Biscuit Base

  • Break up biscuits roughly by hand and place in a food processor.
  • Blitz until fine crumbs. Add butter, briefly blitz until dispersed.
  • Pour into the prepared cake tin. Use a spatula to spread it over the base.
  • Use a measuring cup to press the crumbs up the wall almost to the top of the sides.

Filling

  • Use a mixer to beat the cream cheese until just smooth.
  • Add flour, beat for 5 seconds until just incorporated.
  • Add vanilla, sour cream, sugar and lemon zest. Beat until just combined.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beat in between until just combined.
  • Pour into prepared crust.
  • Bake for 55 minutes until the top is a light golden brown.
  • Cool the cake in the oven for 20 cm / 8" with the door open.
  • Refrigerate for 4 hours+ in the pan.
  • Remove sides and using overhang paper, slide cheesecake off the cake pan.

Strawberry Topping for Cheesecake

  • Place chopped strawberries, vanilla, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes until strawberries breakdown.
  • Mix cornflour with water, then add into saucepan and stir.
  • Add halved strawberries and cook for 1 minute.
  • Remove from stove and cool; sauce will thicken as it cools.
  • Spoon onto cheesecake so it’s covered with a single layer of strawberries.
  • Refrigerate for 2 hours+.
  • Slice and serve with remaining Strawberry Sauce!

Notes

Cake is best consumed within 4 days. Ideal to top the day of or the day before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 489kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 5gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 284mgPotassium: 184mgFiber: 1gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 945IUVitamin C: 24.6mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 1.4mg
Keyword biscuit base, Cheesecake, Creamy Cheesecake, Strawberry Cheesecake, strawberry dessert
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