Cream Cheese Desserts

Ultimate Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe

1 1/2 cups 	                	Vanilla Wafers; crushed
1/4 cup 		        	Fine Sugar
5 tbsp 		        	Melted Butter

Ingredients For Filling

700 g	 	                	Cream Cheese; at room temperature
1/2 cup 	           		Whipping Cream 
1 tsp 		                	Vanilla Essence 
2/3 cup 		        	Fine Sugar 
4 		                	Large Eggs

Ingredients For Topping

400 g 		        	Fresh or Frozen Strawberries
1/2 cup		        	Water
1/2 cup 		         	Sugar 
2 tbsp 		         	Strawberry Wine 

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Mix wafer crumbs with fine sugar and melted butter. Press mixture firmly onto base and sides of greased springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes and set aside first.

To prepare filling:
Beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add in sugar and whipping cream. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well with each addition. Lastly, add in vanilla essence. Pour cheese filling into prepared baked crust. Bake at 180°C for about 40 to 50 minutes or until cake is set and turns golden. Allow cake to cool. Chill in fridge for at least 5 hours.

To prepare topping:
Boil strawberries in water in a saucepan. Add sugar and stir over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Continue to simmer for 2 to 3 minutes at low heat. Strain mixture through a sieve set over a large bowl and press firmly with a heavy spoon to extract as much strawberry juice as possible. Stir in strawberry wine. Spread warm topping all over chilled cheesecake.

Chill again for at least 3 hours until topping is set.

Tip : Garnish with strawberry halves and whipped cream.

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