Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe
A seriously sensational New York Style baked strawberry cheesecake. Perfect for any and every occasion, it is rich, creamy and delectably delicious!
Strawberry Cheesecake Ingredients
Crust Ingredients
1+ 1/4 cups graham crackers, crushed/ ground/ processed to make fine crumbs
4 tablespoons butter (margarine is fine), melted
1 tablespoon sugar
Filling Ingredients
32 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
2 eggs
2 egg whites
1+ 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup heavy (thick) cream
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tablespon vanilla
Strawberry Topping Ingredients
1 quart strawberries, fresh & rinsed with hulls removed
1 cup sugar
Strawberry Cheesecake Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (or approx 170 degrees Celsius).
Put a large pan of hot water in the bottom of the oven.
Take the bottom plate out of a 9-inch springform pan and cover it with aluminium foil, ensuring there's enough extra to pull up the sides of the pan a bit to stop leakage.
Put the bottom back into the springform pan and close it up.
Lightly grease the aluminium'd bottom and sides of the springform pan.
In a bowl, combine the crust ingredients - remembering to not over mix - and press into the bottom of your springform pan.
Using an electric beater (if you have it), beat the cream cheese until it's smooth. Keep scraping the mixture down the sides of the bowl so that it is evenly beaten.
Add in the sugar & cornstarch.
Continue mixing while you then add in the eggs, egg whites and vanilla.
Combine well.
Turn down the speed of the beaters, and slowly pour in the heavy cream. Beat slowly just until there are no lumps. Your mixture should now be light and fluffy.
Pour the mixture into the greased springform pan.
Bake for 1 hour. (Although sometimes it takes a few extra minutes.)
Remove your yummy baked cheesecake from the oven.
Run a knife around the cheesecake, then allow it to cool (still in the springform pan) on a wire rack at a constant room temperature for two or three hours.
Refrigerate overnight, if possible.
To make the strawberry topping, simply process half the strawberries with the sugar until there are no lumps.
Pour into a bowl.
Add in the remaining strawberries (either whole or sliced in half).
Allow to sit for 30 minutes.
Spoon over the cheesecake immediately prior to serving.
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