Cheesecake Recipes and questions?

hex2

white chocolate cheesecake
4oz digestive biscuit crumbs and 2oz melted butter for your base

400g white chocolate
284ml double cream
500g full fat philadelphia (or half and half philly and marscapone)
decent vanilla essence (optional but nice)

whip the cream, add softened philly, add a bit of decent vanilla essence if you have it then stir in slow melted white chocolate. Put it on top of the base and leave overnight

dont try low fat cheese it makes it too runny.

I have never made it without being asked for the recipe, looks impressive but so simple to make.

scottishspendaholic

Hey Hex,

Thanks for that (sorry for crashing your thread looby - but hopefully this is a useful question!) - what would you class as decent vanilla essence? I've only ever used the little bottles in baking etc.?

Cheers!

scottishspendaholic x

Rikki

loopyloulou wrote:

ah sorry thats excellent tho, i love lemony things!
lemon cheesecake it is!!

do you think i can use veggie friendly gelatine? otherwise everyone else will be able to eat it apart from me!! LOL

There is no difference so use your veggie gelatine. As with all gelatine, mix quickly as it can set in lumps very easily.

loopyloulou_3

now i am spoilt for choice (and hungry!!)

BungleGirl

I tried this one an Saturday - it was on the telly in the morning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/vanillaandgingerbrea_84059.shtml

I chnaged it a bit - I made it in a big cake tin that the bottom comes out (so you can push it up and out of the tin) instead of the fiddly little ones. I used digetive biscuits and butter instead of the gingerbread (only because you had to leave gingerbread out overnight to dry and I wanted it for that night). Because it was a big cake instead of small ones it took longer to chill (probably need at least three hours). Then I sliced it, put slice on plate and spooned the strawberries with balsamic vinegar next to the slice. Went down REALLY well and need to invite some friends round for dinner now I have tried it out on the family!

Oh by the way I assumed that cream cheese is philly - that's what I used.

loopyloulou_3

oooh i might have to do a few trial runs......to test.... just in case

yum yum

Rikki

scottishspendaholic wrote:

Hey Hex,

Thanks for that (sorry for crashing your thread looby - but hopefully this is a useful question!) - what would you class as decent vanilla essence? I've only ever used the little bottles in baking etc.?

Cheers!

scottishspendaholic x

It normally means this Vanilla extract

ps it is cheaper a tesco.;)

Rikki

I've put on 4LB just reading this thread.:o

loopyloulou_3

LOL im gonna put on 4 stone trying these out this week!
My OH is away for the week so it looks like im having cheesecake for breakfast lunch and dinner - its a tough life....

rchddap1

And I'm dreaming of cheesecakes. Can't have any cos of my bun in the oven. Must save up these ideas for when I am allowed to have them again.