Fourth Of July Cheesecake Food

FOURTH OF JULY CHEESECAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, then generously spray the pan with cooking spray again. Set pan aside.
• Beat the cream cheese, sugar, and flour together with an electric mixer set to medium speed. Beat in eggs and egg yolks one at a time, mixing until eggs are just incorporated. Turn mixer to low and beat in the sour cream, heavy cream, and vanilla.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Set pan in a roasting pan (or any large baking pan) and carry over to the oven. Pour a couple inches of water into the pan, then carefully transfer to the oven. Bake 27 to 32 minutes, until the center of the cheesecake barely wobbles. Remove from the oven and immediately run a knife between the cake and the edge of the pan. Cool cheesecake to room temperature. Once cooled, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• After the cheesecake has refrigerated, dip the pan in a bowl of hot water for about 15 seconds. Run a knife around the edge of the cake again, then set a large plate or a cake circle on top of the pan. Invert the cake onto the plate. Keep refrigerated until you assemble the cake.
• Preheat the oven to 350 (or whatever temperature stated on the box of your cake mix). Spray 2 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray, line the bottoms of the pans with parchment, then spray the pans with additional cooking spray. Set pans aside.
• Mix your white cake according to the directions on the box. Pour half of the batter into a second bowl. (I weighed this to ensure my layers would be the same size but you can eyeball it.)
• Add red food coloring and the cocoa powder to half of the batter and mix to combine; continue adding food coloring until you reach the color you desire. Pour into one of the prepared pans and smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Repeat with the blue food coloring (don't add cocoa powder to this layer).
• Bake according to the directions on the box. Cool completely on a wire rack before assembling your cake.
• Place the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until very smooth. Add 4 1/2 cups of the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of the milk, and the vanilla and salt. Mix on low until well combined, then turn mixer to high for 3 minutes, beating until frosting is very light and fluffy. Add additional powdered sugar if frosting is too thin and additional milk if it is too thick.
• Place the red cake layer on a cake stand or cake circle. Spread a thin layer of frosting over the top. Carefully top with the cheesecake layer. Top cheesecake with another thin layer of frosting, spreading it gently into an even layer. Top with blue cake layer. (It's possible your cheesecake layer will be a little wider than your cake; if this is the case you can trim it by running a sharp paring knife around the perimeter of the cake.) Use remaining frosting to frost the cake, and decorate if desired. Serve and enjoy.

NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE FLAG CAKE

Steps:

• Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, cocoa powder, and melted butter in a bowl until mixture is thoroughly combined and crumbly.
• Transfer crust mixture to a 9x11-inch baking dish. Press crust into bottom of dish until smooth and even. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
• Mix cream cheese and mascarpone cheese in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract into mixture.
• Whisk 1/3 cup sugar into whipping cream in a separate metal or glass bowl until the cream is fluffy and forms soft peaks. Add whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and gently whisk until filling is soft, fluffy, and well combined.
• Spoon filling on top of the graham cracker crust, spreading and smoothing the top. Tap the pan gently on a work surface several times to settle the crust and filling. Cover pan tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled and set, at least 3 hours.
• Starting at the bottom long edge of the cake, arrange strawberry halves in a horizontal line with the pointed bottoms of the strawberry halves pointing to the right. Start a second stripe of strawberry halves at the top right of the cake, arranging strawberries with the bottoms pointing right in a line stretching about 2/3 of the length of the cake.
• Continue to make strawberry stripes, starting about 3/4 inch up from the bottom stripe and laying down 3 more stripes stretching the full length of the cake. Make 1 more line of strawberries beneath the short stripe to leave a square space for the blue field of stars.
• Lay a line of blueberries with the blossom ends pointing up in the upper left square space. Continue to lay down blueberries in lines, berries touching the previous line, until the square is filled with blueberries. Cut cake into squares to serve.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and lemon zest. Cut in butter until crumbly. Whisk egg yolks and vanilla; add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. , Press onto bottom and 3 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in cream, flour, lemon zest, salt and vanilla. Add eggs and yolk; beat on low speed just until combined., Divide batter in half. Fold crushed strawberries and crushed blueberries into half of the batter. Pour into crust. Top with remaining batter. Return pan to baking sheet., Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 300° bake 60-70 minutes longer or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan., Garnish with fresh mixed berries and currants, if desired.

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE 4TH OF JULY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and mix in wafer crumbs until combined. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Place the pan on a cookie sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Remove crust from the oven and pour cream cheese mixture over top.
• Return to the oven and bake until the edges are puffed and the surface of cheesecake is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken, about 40 minutes.
• Remove from the oven. Run the tip of a table knife around the edges of the pan, set the pan on a wire rack, and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Decorate the top with strawberries and blueberries and refrigerate until completely chilled, 8 hours to overnight.

FOURTH OF JULY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine graham crumbs, butter and granulated sugar; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch dish.
• Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with mixer until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Place assorted sizes of star-shaped cookie cutters on top of cheesecake; press gently into cheesecake to secure. Drizzle jam around cookie cutters; spread gently to completely cover area around cookie cutters. Carefully remove cookie cutters. Arrange blueberries around edge of cheesecake.

4TH OF JULY NO BAKE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Melt CANDIQUIK according to package directions and mix with all of the remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
• Serve in a pie crust. That's it!
• Optional: Top with whipped cream and/or fruit.