Cheese cake

Cheese cake is quite different from other cakes. Though it takes more time , the results will be amazing. It will be a perfect dessert for dinner parties. There were many cheesecake recipes in the web but i couldn’t follow any particular recipe. One day i was watching Nigella Feasts in TLC and to my luck she made a beautiful and gorgeous cheesecake . I picked up few points and added to those gathered from other versions of recipe.  So here is my version of this recipe and it came out perfect.

Ingredients :

For filling

1. Cream cheese – 500 gm ( at room temperature )
2. Sour cream – 500 gm
3. Eggs – 5
4. Castor sugar – 2 cups
5. Vanilla essence – 2 tsp
6. All purpose flour – 2 tbsp

For crust

1. Choco chip cookies – 200 gm
2. Butter -  2 tbsp

For topping

1. Bluberry – 1 cup
2. Strawberry – 1 cup
3. Castor sugar – 2 tbsp
4. Water – 3 tbsp

Method :

Preparing pan

1. Cut the baking paper in the shape of your pan. For a round springform pan, u need one round paper to place at the bottom of the pan and a sheet cut in the form of long ribbon to cover the sides of the pan.
2. Apply oil to the sheets and gently use them to cover the pan from inside. Oil side of the sheet will smoothly stick to the pan.

Reason for preparing pan is to get smooth sides for the cheesecake. When u actually run down the knife on the sides of cake after its done , some of the cheese gets stuck onto the knife and it distorts the shape of cake. If u prepare the pan , there is no need to run down knife, u can simply remove the latch and lift the pan up.

Preparing Crust

1. Finely grind choco chip cookies with butter and add them into the prepared pan. First gently spread the crust mixture in the pan and then later firmly with hands till a even layer is formed. U can use a spoon to press the crust at the edges of pan
2. Bake the crust in the preheated oven ( 180*c) for 10 mins. Allow it cool completely before u add the cheese filling

Preparing filling

1. Add the cream cheese to the bowl and beat at medium speed till its smooth and creamy
2. Add sugar to cream cheese and beat well for 5 mins. Add vanilla and beat for another 2 mins
3. Now add eggs one by one to above mixture and beat well after each egg is added
4. Pour in the sour cream and beat well for 3-4 mins. Finally add the flour to the cream mixture and mix well

Preparing topping

1. Add sugar and water to the pan and boil for 2 mins.
2. Add strawberry and boil for another 2-3 mins
3. Finally add blueberry and boil till the syrup thickens.

Preparing cake

1. Pour cream cheese filling into the springform pan over choco crust
2. Carefully place the pan in the preheated oven . First bake at 170*c for 10 mins, then at 150*c for 20 mins and finally at 125*c for 2 hrs
3. Once done, allow the cake to rest for 4-5 hrs till it has completely cooled down
4. Wrap the pan tightly with clingfoil and refrigerate for another 5-6 hrs
5. Remove the cake from the refrigerator, 30 mins before u serve.
6. Open the springform latch and gently lift the pan up.
7. Carefully remove the baking sheet from the sides of the cake and your cake is ready
8. Add the topping to the cheesecake slice before u serve