Tinas Black Forest Mini Cheesecakes Food

TINA'S BLACK FOREST MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Line 18 regular size muffin tins with foil baking cup papers (the regular paper ones get too soggy).
• Place one cookie in the bottom of each baking cup.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Add sugar, cocoa, and flour, blending well.
• Add eggs, beating well.
• Stir in sour cream and almond extract.
• Fill each prepared tin almost full with cream cheese mixture- but leaving room for rising and for the topping which will get added later.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, or until set.
• Remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes.
• Mix together sour cream, sugar and vanilla for the topping while the cakes are cooling.
• Spread a heaping teaspoonful of topping onto each cake; the cakes will still be warm at this point.
• Let cakes cool in pans about 30 minutes, then CHILL well.
• Garnish each cake just before serving with a dollop of cherry pie filling- if you do this too far in advance, the topping will cause the cheesecakes to get soggy.
• You may have extra pie filling left over.
• Keep leftover cheesecakes chilled.

THE ULTIMATE BLACK FOREST CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For the crust: Combine ingredients and press into an ungreased 10 inch springform pan.
• Chill.
• For the filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl for 5 minutes.
• Mix in cocoa.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Beat for 5 minutes more.
• Slowly add whipping cream and vanilla and beat again until well blended.
• Fold in cherries.
• Pour over cooled crust.
• Bake in 325°F oven for 75 minutes or until center is almost set.
• Run paring knife around edges to allow cake to settle without cracking.
• Cool completely.
• For the topping: Spread cherry pie filling on top of cooled cake.
• Spoon or pipe topping around edges as desired.
• Chill.

EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*. Line a mini muffin tray with paper liners, which makes removal easier.
• In a bowl, mix ingredients for the crust. Divide evenly among the lined muffin cups, and press down lightly. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth.
• Add sour cream and vanilla. Mix well.
• Add eggs, one at a time. Mix well.
• Carefully fill cups, and bake for 20 minutes, or until filling is firm.
• Allow to cool to room temperature, then chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
• Remove paper liners, and top with optional jams or pie filling.
• These are also quite delicious plain. :).

MINI BLACK BOTTOM CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Line a standard 12 cup muffin pan with foil baking cups and spray cups with veg oil spray. In a food processor, crush the chocolate wafer cookies. Add the butter and process until fine crumbs form. Spoon the chocolate cookie crumbs into the baking cups and press with the bottom of a glass to compact. Bake for 5 minutes, or until almost set. Leave oven on.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar at medium speed until smooth. Beat in the fromage blanc, then add the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• Pour the batter into the baking cups, filling them 3/4 full.
• Bake the cheesecakes for 15 minutes, or until slightly jiggly in the center. Remove from the oven and spread 1 tsp of warmed preserves on top of each cheesecake. Transfer the muffin tin to the freezer and chill the cakes until set, about 15 minutes.
• Remove the cheesecakes from the pan and peel off the foil cups. Transfer the cakes onto a platter and serve.