Bundt Cheese Cake With Strawberry Sauce Food

JOE'S "SAY CHEESE" CHEESECAKE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray; line the bottom with a round of parchment paper; and spray the paper with cooking spray. Place the pan on a sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil and bring the foil up around the sides to enclose the seam between the bottom and the sides of the pan (this will prevent water from leaking in).
• Stir together the graham cracker crumbs and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the melted butter and mix until the crumbs are coated. Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan and up the sides. Set aside.
• For the filling: In a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese together with the sour cream. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the sugar, cornstarch and vanilla, and beat until smooth.
• Pour the filling into the prepared crust. Set the foil-wrapped pan inside a larger pan, and carefully pour 1/2 inch of warm water into the larger pan to create a water bath. Bake for 1 hour. Turn off the oven, open the oven door and let the cheesecake stand in the opened oven for 1 hour. Refrigerate the cheesecake for 2 hours or overnight before removing it from the pan.
• For the sauce: Process the strawberries, sugar and lime zest in a food processor or blender until smooth. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving. (The sauce is best served cold from the refrigerator.)

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Cream nonfat cream cheese, 1 cup plus 2 teaspoons butter, and sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add salt and vanilla extract and beat the mixture well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Gradually add flour, one cup at a time, beating until just incorporated into the batter. Add strawberries after the last cup of flour and beat for a few seconds. Finish mixing with spatula if you need to.
• Pour batter into the prepared Bundt® pan. Lightly sprinkle the top of the batter with the vanilla sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together cream cheese, butter, and sugar in mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add salt and the butter flavoring, and beat the mixture well.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• Stir in the flour.
• Gradually add the sliced strawberries, gently folding them in after each addition.
• Spoon the batter into a greased and floured bundt cake pan and bake in a preheated 325° oven for 1 1/4 hours, until the cake begins to shrink from the sides of the pan or until cake tests done.
• Remove cake from oven and place on cooling racks for 15 minutes to cool.
• Gently remove cake from pan and allow to cool thoroughly on wire rack.
• Dust with powdered sugar to serve.

STRAWBERRY-SWIRL BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F, with a rack in center. Brush a 10-to-15-cup Bundt pan with butter; dust with flour, tapping out excess. Whisk together egg whites, milk, and vanilla. Beat butter with 1 3/4 teaspoons salt, baking powder, and 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Beat in flour in three additions, alternating with egg-white mixture, and beginning and ending with flour. (You should have about 7 cups batter.) Separate 2 cups batter and stir in freeze-dried strawberries.
• Transfer 1/4 cup strawberry batter to a small bowl; stir in pink gel paste until combined. Stir mixture back into remaining strawberry batter a little at a time, until you achieve desired color.
• Spoon 2 1/2 cups vanilla batter into bottom of pan. Top with all of strawberry batter, then remaining vanilla. Run a butter knife through batter four times to swirl, then use to fold and swoop in a couple of places to further marble.
• Place pan in oven; reduce temperature to 325°F. Bake until top of cake springs back when lightly touched, 1 hour to 1 hour and 5 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack and let cool completely.
• Stir together strawberries, remaining 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, and a pinch of salt; let stand until sugar dissolves, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, beat cream with confectioners' sugar on high speed to soft peaks. Dust cake with more confectioners' sugar and serve with whipped cream and macerated berries.

BUNDT CHEESE CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• SAUCE: While cake is baking, make the sauce. In a medium saucepan, heat preserves, orange juice, and Grand Marnier until just warm and preserves are melted.
• Remove from heat and stir in sliced strawberries and lemon juice. Cool to room temperature then refridgerate at least 4 hours to allow flavors to blend.
• CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a bundt or tube pan and set aside. In a large bowl, combine biscuit mix, flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg and set that aside.
• In a mixer bowl, using an electric mixer, mix together granulated and brown sugars, cream cheese and butter on medium speed until soft and creamy, about 4 minutes.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add milk and vanilla extract and dry (Bisquik) mixture and mix well. Pour into prepared pan, spreading evenly using a small rubber spatula. Bake approximatly 55 to 60 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn over onto cake dish, cool completely (fastest cooling time by placing it in the fridge). When completely cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• TO SERVE: Slice cake and serve with Grand strawberry sauce.

STRAWBERRY CARROT BUNDT CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY-CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour a 12 cup bundt cake pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, blend together flour, sugar, baking powder, spices, soda and salt.
• In a medium size bowl, beat together the oil, yogurt, water and eggs.
• Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and beat on medium speed 1 minute or until thoroughly blended.
• Stir in shredded carrots, pecans and strawberries; pour into prepared pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes and remove from pan, allow to cool completely, then spoon glaze over cake.
• For the glaze, beat together the cream cheese, strawberries and vanilla; gradually beat in the 3/4 cup powdered sugar until blended.

BUNDT-PAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine crust ingredients, and press into bottom of 12-cup molded bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, mix all filling ingredients except the eggs and cream.
• Beat until light and fluffy.
• Scrape bowl occasionally.
• Add the eggs, and mix for 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Add cream, and mix well, scraping sides occasionally.
• Spoon into crust.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 65 to 75 minutes or until set.
• Cool upright in pan for 30 minutes.
• Refrigerate 2 hours or longer.
• Invert on serving plate.
• Makes 8 to 10 generous servings.