Red White And Blue Cheesecake Dome Food

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 CHEESECAKE DOME

Steps:

• Combine graham crumbs, butter and 1/4 cup sugar; press onto bottom of foil-lined 8-inch round pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle gelatine over 1/2 cup water in medium bowl; set aside. Bring remaining water and sugar to boil in saucepan. Add to gelatine; stir until completely dissolved. Cool 5 min.
• Beat cream cheese and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually add gelatine, mixing well after each addition.
• Remove 2-1/2 cups cream cheese mixture; pour into separate bowl. Add melted chocolate and food coloring; mix well.
• Line 1-1/2-qt. bowl with plastic wrap. Spoon 1 cup plain cream cheese mixture into prepared bowl. Refrigerate 20 min. Meanwhile, let remaining cream cheese mixtures stand at room temperature until ready to use.
• Spoon half the red cream cheese mixture over plain cream cheese mixture layer in bowl; refrigerate 20 min. Repeat both layers, refrigerating dessert 20 min. after each new layer is added.
• Remove crust from pan; place on top of bowl. Refrigerate 2 hours or until cheesecake is firm.
• Invert cheesecake onto plate. Remove and discard plastic wrap. Frost cheesecake with COOL WHIP. Decorate with sprinkles and berries.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
• For the crust: Toss together the graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Press into the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool completely. Wrap the bottom and sides of pan up with a large piece of foil and put in a large roasting pan.
• For the filling: Beat together the cream cheese and sugar, in a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sour cream, and beat until just combined. Add the heavy cream and beat until just combined. Mix in the eggs, by hand, 1 at time. Mix in the vanilla and lemon juice, by hand, until just combined. (Take care not to overmix, or the cheesecake will turn into a soufflé!).
• Ladle out 2 cups of cheesecake batter and divide between 2 bowls. Color 1 bowl with red food coloring and 1 with blue food coloring. Leave the remaining batter white.
• Use an ice cream scoop or large spoon, and drop scoopfuls of the batter onto the crust, alternating between the different colors until all the batter is gone. Use a long wooden skewer and drag it through the batter, making sure the skewer reaches down to the bottom of the pan, in 4 swipes, to marble the colors for a tie dye effect. Transfer the springform pan to the roasting pan. Add enough hot water to come about halfway up the side of the springform pan.
• Bake until the outside of the cake is set, but the center is still slightly loose, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave the cheesecake in the oven for another hour. Remove the cheesecake from the roasting pan to a cooling rack. Run a knife around the edge and cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours.
• Unmold the cheesecake and transfer to a serving plate or cake stand.