Strawberry Cheesecake
A light-yet-rich cheesecake topped with an incredible Strawberry Sauce, it's a match made in heaven! Perfect for dessert lovers.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 55 minutes mins
Chilling Time 6 hours hrs
Total Time 7 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Western
Servings 12 slices
Calories 489 kcal
food processor
mixer
springform cake tin
Saucepan
Cheesecake Biscuit Base
- 200 g Arnott's Marie crackers or other plain biscuit or 28 Graham Cracker squares
- 120 g unsalted butter melted
Cheesecake Filling
- 500 g cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoon plain flour all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream full fat, can substitute
- 1.5 cups caster sugar superfine sugar
- 1 unit lemon zest of
- 3 unit eggs at room temperature
Strawberry Topping for Cheesecake
- 500 g strawberries half diced and half halved
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice or water
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1.5 teaspoon cornflour/cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon water
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. Then clip into the springform pan - excess paper will stick out.
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 and it resembles wet sand.
Pour into the prepared cake tin. Use a spatula to roughly spread it out over the base and up the walls.
Use something with a flat base and vertical edges to press the crumbs up the wall almost to the top of the sides, and flatten the base.
Filling
Use a mixer or beater to beat the cream cheese until just smooth, no longer than 20 seconds on speed 4.
Add flour, beat for 5 seconds on speed 4 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, and after the last one, beat just until the egg is fully incorporated.
Pour into prepared crust.
Bake for 55 minutes. The top should be a very light golden brown, not cracked, and near perfectly flat.
Cool the cake in the oven with the door open 20 cm / 8".
Refrigerate for 4 hours+ in the pan.
Remove sides. Use overhang paper to slide cheesecake off the cake pan.
Strawberry Topping for Cheesecake
Place chopped strawberries, vanilla, sugar and lemon juices in a saucepan. Stir then 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 to soften.
Remove from stove and cool.
Once cool, stir and adjust thickness with a tiny touch of water.
Spoon onto cheesecake so it's covered with a single layer of strawberries.
Refrigerate 2 hours+.
Slice and serve with remaining Strawberry Sauce!
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 489kcal
Keyword cheesecake, creamy, dessert, Rich, strawberry, Strawberry Cheesecake