This Strawberry Cheesecake is a stunner!
Its the cheesecake that rendered a group of girls silent when we were on a weekend away.
And thats saying something with my friends!
Cheesecake on the left was made using a waterbath. The cheesecake on the right was made without a waterbath. Neither had cracks, they looked and tasted the same. Conclusion: Don’t bother fussing with water baths!
Ive sharedthis cheesecake recipein all its naked glory.
But its that time of the year for excesses.
The smell is outrageous!
It takes time but its not complicated.
Im going to walk you through each part, there are process photos and a recipe tutorial video too.
Here are the 3 main components:
Cheesecake biscuit baseand walls: blitz and press.
No baking required;
Cheesecake filling plonk and mix.
I love it so much, I make an entire wall of it for this Strawberry Cheesecake.
Actually, the practical reason for the biscuit wall is to hold the Strawberry Topping in.
But even without topping, I always make my cheesecakes with biscuit walls!
Its as simple as blitzing (or bashing) biscuits into crumbs then stirring in melted butter.
Grease then top with a square sheet of paper.
Secure sides of pan so excess paper is sticking out.
Cheesecake Filling
The easiest part!
The ingredients in the cheesecake filling are simply cream cheese (Philadelphia all the way!
Cheesecake on the left was made using a waterbath. The cheesecake on the right was made without a waterbath. Neither had cracks, they looked and tasted the same. Conclusion: Don’t bother fussing with water baths!
Its a plonk-and-mix deal.
This cheesecake has sour cream in it which lightens it up a bit.
No need to beat to aerate the batter.
Out of curiosity (because some people are so adamant!)
I made this exact cheesecake with and without a water batch just to compare.
Both cheesecakes looked exactly the same no cracks, and tasted exactly the same.
Except one was a heck of a lot more of a hassle to get in the oven.
So its confirmed.NO WATER BATH!
PS Santa, may I like have new matching oven mitts for Christmas?
Prevent screen from sleeping
Plonk in saucepan, simmer for 10 minutes, stand over stove and inhale the incredible smells.
Stir through halved strawberries (nice to soften them a bit), cool then spread on cheesecake.
Dont fret about getting the strawberry sauce consistency 100% right straight off the stove.
Cook the sauce until its the thickness you want for your cheesecake (ie slow ooze watch the video!
), then it will thicken more as it cools.
Thats the safest way to get the sauce consistency perfect.
That Strawberry Topping for the cheesecake…. it is unbelievable.
Not only does it make the cheesecake look stunning, it tastes incredible.
The addition of a sauce to an already amazing cheesecake really does take it over the top.
As regular readers know, I specialise in brown foods.
Think stews, roasts, curries.
And their reactions made my head swell.
You WILL be praised for days on end!
Whisked it in off camera.
(But no, he didnt get the whole thing.
Can you imagine theothermess Id have to deal with if I did let him?!)
