PLAIN BAKED CHEESECAKE
Base
4 cups Marie biscuit crumbs
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup butter, melted
Method
Mix all the ingredients and press into the base of a 22-cm springfoam
pan.
Bake for 15 mins at 175 degree celsius and cool.
Filling
3 tablespoons custard powder
3 tablespoons water
455 grams cream cheese
1 1/2 cups castor sugar
a pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups sour cream
6 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Method
1. Dissolve custard powder in water. Beat in cream cheese and sugar
until fluffy.
Add salt, vanilla essence and lemon juice and beat until smooth.
2. Add sour cream, egg yolks and lemon zest. In a separate bowl whip
egg whites
until stiffs and gradually fold into the batter. Pour into the
prepared crust.
Bake for an hour at 170 degree celsius.
3. Leave the cheesecake to cool in the oven, with the door ajar, for at
least
one hour before chilling and serving.
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DURIAN DELIGHT CHEESECAKE
Base
150 grams butter
1/4 cup castor sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Method
1. Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg, flour and almonds.
Chill for half an hour.
2. Press the dough onto the base of a 22-cm springform pan. Bake
blind, covered with foil and filled with beans, for 20 mins at 180
degree celsius.
Set aside
Filling
900 grams cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream or natural yoghurt
3/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon castor sugar
4 large eggs yolks
1/2 cup fresh milk
1 1/2 cup durian flesh
1 tablespoon vanilla essence
powdered sugar for dusting
Method
1. With an electric mixer blend cream cheese and sour cream until
smooth.
Add honey and sugar.
2. Add egg yolks one at a time, mixing well with each addition.
Occassionally
use a plastic spatual to scrape the sides of the bowl.
3. Add milk, durian flesh and vanilla essence. Mix well.
4. In a separate bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold
into the batter.
5. Pour into the prepared crust and bake for 45 mins at 175 degree
celsius. Turn the oven off, leaving the door ajar, and allow the
cheesecake to cool in the oven for an hour or two.
6. Once the cheesecake has cooled, dust the top lightly with powdered
sugar.
Note: The durian flesh can be very sweet at times. If this is the
case, reduce the honey to only 1/2 cup.
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CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CHEESECAKE
Base
3/4 cup chocolate chip cookie crumbs
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup toasted ground hazelnuts
Method
Butter a 22-cm springform pan. Combine all the ingredients and press
onto the base of the pan. Chill for half an hour.
Filling
680 grams cream cheese
1 cup castor sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons heavy cream
3/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon instant coffee, dissolved in hot water
225 grams semisweet chocolate, melted
Method
1. In a food processor mix cream cheese, sugar and eggs until well
blended.
2. Add cream, sour cream, coffee and melted chocolate. Mix again until
smooth before pouring into the prepared crust. Bake at 190 degree
celsius for 50 mins.
Topping
125 grams semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 egg, beated
1/2 cup ground hazelnuts
3 strawberries, halved
12 hazelnuts
Method
1. Place a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water. In the bowl
stir together the chocolate, cream and vanilla essence until melted.
Add the egg and ground hazelnuts and stir vigorously. Mix well and pour
over the cheesecake. Let the topping set in the refrigerator.
2. Decorate with strawberry halves and hazelnuts.
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NEW YORK CHEESECAKE
Base
3 cups graham cracker crumbs
6 tablespoons castor sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
226 grams butter, melted and cooled
Method
1. Grease a 22-cm springform pan.
2. Using a wooden spoon mix together all the ingredients for the crust.
Press the crumbs onto the base and partly up the sides of the pan.
3. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Filling
680 grams cream cheese
1 1/4 cups castor sugar
6 eggs, separated
2 cups sour cream
1/3 cup cornflour
2 teaspoon vanilla essence
grated zest and juice of 2 lemons
Method
1. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add sugar and continue
beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time. Fold in
sour cream, flour, vanilla essence, lemon juice and zest.
2. In a separate bowl whip egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold
into the cream cheese lightly.
3. Pour the batter into the prepared crust and bake at 165 degree
celsius for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Cherry Sauce
1 tablespoon cornflour
1 large can pitted dark cherries with syrup
1 tablespoon butter
Method
1. Mix cornflour with cherries and bring to a simmer.
2. As soon as the misture thickens remove from the heat and add butter.
Stir and cool. Pour over the cheesecake when serving.
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OREO COOKIE CHEESECAKE
Ingredients
1 (20 ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies
1/2 cup butter
1 (16 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 cup sugar
2 cups milk
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
Method
1. Crush cookies into bite size pieces. Reserve 1 cup for top. Melt
butter and mix with rest of cookies. Press into 9x13 pan. Put in freezer
for 5 minutes.
2. Blend 1/2 of the whipped topping, all of the cream cheese and
confectioners' sugar. Spread over crust and place cake back in freezer.
3. Prepare instant pudding with the milk according to package
directions then spread over top of cake. Spread the remaining whipped
topping on top of the pudding then sprinkle with the remaining cookies.
Keep cake refrigerated.
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SNICKERS CHEESECAKE
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon white sugar
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
3 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 (2.16 ounce) bars Snickers candy, chopped
1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C.
2. In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, graham cracker
crumbs
and 1 tablespoon sugar. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform
pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Allow to cool.
3. In a large bowl, cream the 3/4 cup of sugar and cream cheese
together until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Stir in
chopped candy bar, and pour into baked crust.
4. Bake at 175 degrees C for 45 minutes. Let cool and carefully
remove
the springform pans side.