Cheesecake Recipes and questions?

MrsE_2

jordylass wrote: »

What do you to to it to make it Baileys?

You use lemon jelly & add Baileys, but I've never made it with Baileys, I just use a fruity jelly. Today I'm using Raspberry jelly & I've added melted white chocolate.

Anyone know where to get different flavoured jelly's, other than the usual fayre in the supermarket?

purpleivy

I have a lovely chilled cheesecake recipe, but want to do a baked one. There is a chilled recipe in the big recipe index, but can't find a baked one. Anyone got a good baked cheesecake recipe?

Willeh

Hello,
The waitrose that we go to sells these lemon cheesecakes which are AMAZING. They're not packaged or anything on the shelves, they're sold at the desert/cake counter (like in Tescos/Asdas where you have a counter for fish) and each slice costs about £1.20. One slice may not be much but purchase a few slices and it does add up!
So I was wondering, maybe I should try making my own lemon cheesecakes. It'll improve my cooking skills, save money on petrol and the cost of the slices.
So does anyone have any lemon cheesecake recipes they could share? Something where the cheese neither the lemon is too strong, and the biscuit base is nice and firm.
Inspire me:D Thank you!

Willeh

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Pink_fluff

I don't know any recipies, but I love cheesecake too. I'm sure somebody has one!!

FrenchMaid_2

http://www.cake-off.com/2008/04/easy-lemon-cheesecake/

similar to the one i make though i never bother with the topping!

Willeh

Thank you FrenchMaid! Does anyone have anymore? I'd like to compare recipes.

FireAngel_2

I don't have a recipe for lemon cheesecake specifically but I've got a basic plain cheesecake recipe that I modify on a regular basis!

Ingredients:

300g biscuits
100g butter/margarine
200g cream cheese eg Philadelphia
600ml double cream
flavourings of your choice

It's really easy to make. Start by lightly buttering a 24cm/9-10" loose bottomed cake tin.

Crush biscuits to crumbs using food processor or put in thick food bag and crush with rolling pin. Melt butter and mix in biscuit crumbs then press into base of tin. Chill while making rest of recipe.

Put cream cheese into bowl and beat until smooth. Lightly whip the double cream and fold into cream cheese. Add flavourings at this stage if desired. Spoon over base and chill for at least 6 hours (overnight if possible).

The basic recipe uses digestives but it's also good with hobnobs or ginger nuts or chocolate digestives. I usually use cheap equivalents rather than brand names. Experiment and see what you prefer - depends what flavour you are using what goes best together too.

I often puree some raspberries and mix this in with the cream and then serve with more raspberries. This can be done with any fruit.

Another favourite is to mix the cream cheese with most of the whipped cream. Melt some chocolate and mix it in with the rest of the cream then swirl this in with the rest of the cream mix before spooning into tin. Or you could just add chocolate to the whole lot!

To make a lemon cheescake, I would suggest adding the juice and rind of 3-4 lemons at the same time as the cream although you could taste it as you add it to get to the flavour you like.

One of my favourite recipes is fudge cheescake or tablet cheesecake. Use hobnobs/other oaty bsicuits for base. Grate 200g of fudge or tablet and mix in with cream. (Option - finely chop another 50-100g of fudge or tablet and scatter over base before spooning cream mixture on.) Grate a thin layer of fudge or tablet (50-100g) over the top of cheesecake before serving. One of my friends does it slightly differently as she melts the 200g of fudge and lets it cool slightly before mixing it in rather than grating it.

It's one of those recipes that can be modified to suit yourself. If you like a stronger cheese taste add more cream cheese/use less cream or vice versa. If you like a thicker base, make in a smaller tin, or increase quantities of biscuits and butter. If you prefer a crumblier base, use less butter, etc, etc.

pandaonmyshoulder

Remembered this recipe I saw on Come Dine With Me, haven't tried it myself but they seemed to like it on the programme,

Lemon Yoghurt Cheesecake With Sylla Food Channel4_com.mht

Willeh

pandaonmyshoulder wrote: »

Remembered this recipe I saw on Come Dine With Me, haven't tried it myself but they seemed to like it on the programme,

Lemon Yoghurt Cheesecake With Sylla Food Channel4_com.mht

Thank you FireAngel for the recipe.
Panda: I remember seeing the cheesecake on Come Dine With Me too and it did look very nice! Thanks for the link.