White Chocolate Berry Cheesecake Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE BERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Break the chocolate into a glass bowl, then put it over a pan of just simmering water to melt, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Line a lightly oiled 900g loaf tin with cling film.
• Whisk the cheese, cream and sugar together, preferably with electric beaters, then stir into the almost-cool melted white chocolate until well combined.
• Stir 50g raspberries with 2 tbsp of the jam. Spoon half the cheese mixture into the loaf tin, then spoon the jammy raspberries down the centre. Top with the rest of the cheese mixture, level the top, then press in the biscuits. Cover and chill for 6 hrs or overnight.
• Set aside about 6 strawberries. Halve the rest, then warm in a pan with the remaining jam until soft. Whizz in a food processor or with a hand blender, then rub through a sieve to remove the seeds and make a sauce. Add a drop of water if the sauce is too thick.
• To serve, carefully turn the tin onto a plate, lift it away and strip off the cling film. Halve the remaining strawberries, then arrange on top of the cake with the remaining raspberries and blueberries (if using). Pour over a little sauce and serve the rest separately for drizzling over.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Make the crust: In a food processor, blend together the graham cracker crumbs, almonds and sugar until the almonds are ground fine. Pour in the melted butter and caramel while processing, until mixture is combined. Press the mixture onto the bottom, and half way up the side of a 10 inch springform pan.
• Make the filling: In a metal bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, melt the white chocolate, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and the egg yolks, one at a time. Beat in the flour and the vanilla and blend in the melted white chocolate slowly, beating until the filling is well combined. Pour filling into crust.
• Bake in the middle of preheated oven for 1 hour. Then turn off the heat, and crack the oven door an inch, letting the cheesecake cool in the oven to room temperature. Cover loosely and refrigerate overnight before removing from pan.
• Make the topping: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water and blueberries. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Press through a fine sieve. Stir in lemon juice, allow to cool, and store in a glass jar.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• -preheat oven to 325.
• -mix crushed wafers and butter together and press firmly to the bottom of a 9in springform pan (sides and bottom) and let chill for 20 minutes.
• -beat together until smooth cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl.
• -in separate bowl, mix eggs, Baileys and vanilla extract just until blended.
• -beat egg mixture into cream cheese mixture.
• -finely chop the white chocolate and add to cream cheese mixture.
• -pour filling onto crust. Make sure the sides are higher than the center of the cheesecake, so the compote topping won't spill out when you remove the springform side.
• -For the compote - mix half of the blueberries, water, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add the other half of the bluberries and cook for another 8 minutes.
• -Pour compote on top of the cheesecake.
• -bake for 50 minutes.
• -For the topping - mix sour cream and powdered sugar together and drizzle over top.
• -Add grated chocolate.
• -let chill for at least 3 hours.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• FOR SAUCE.
• Thaw berries, do not drain.
• Place half of the berries in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Press berries through a fine mesh sieve and discard seeds, Repeat with remaining berries, reserving 10 -15.
• In a small saucepan stir together the 1/3 cup sugar and the cornstarch. Add sieved berries. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat, and set aside 2 tablespoons of sauce, along with reserved berries. Cover and chill remaining sauce until serving time,.
• FOR CRUMB CRUST.
• In a medium bowl combine crushed chocolate wafers and melted butter. Press into a 9 inch spring form pan. Set aside.
• Start preheating oven to 350.
• FOR CHEESECAKE.
• In a small saucepan, melt white chocolate over very low heat, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and the 1/2 cup sugar. beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined.
• Add eggs, beating just until combined.
• Beat in melted white chocolate again just until combined.
• Spread over crust, and add in reserved berries. You can add them in specific places or just let them fall in randomly which adds an artistic effect.
• Drizzle the reserved raspberry sauce over filling and carefully marble the topping with a knife.
• Bake in a 350 oven for 40-45 minutes or until center appears set when shaken. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool for 15 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Loosen crust from side of pan and cool for an additional 30 minutes Remove side of pan. COOL COMPLETELY. Chill for at least 4 hours (preferably 24 hours) before slicing. Serve with remaining sauce.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• FOR THE CRUST, mix the two crust ingredients in a bowl, then press onto bottom of 9 inch springform pan.
• Chill to set.
• FOR THE FILLING, beat cream cheese on medium speed until fluffy.
• Beat in sugar until blended, then beat in eggs until blended.
• Stir in white chocolate, cranberries, zest & vanilla.
• Pour into prepared crust & bake 45-50 minutes or until center is ALMOST set.
• Cool in pan for 30 minutes, then refrigerate.
• Run knife around sides of pan to loosen, then chill 4 hours or more.
• Remove rim & cut into wedges. Refrigerate leftovers.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crush the biscuits in a food processor until completely ground. Add butter and whizz again until you have the desired crumbly consistency.
• Grease and line the base of a 23cm deep, loose-bottomed cake tin. Add the biscuit mixture to the cake tin and pat it flat. Leave to set in the fridge for approximately 30 mins.
• Begin melting the chocolate in a heatproof glass bowl over a small pan of hot water on a low heat. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 10 mins until barely warm but still liquid.
• Meanwhile whisk the cream cheese and mascarpone together. Add double cream and keep whisking until the mixture is just holding its own shape. Finally, add the melted chocolate and whisk until just combined.
• Spoon the mixture over the cooled and set biscuit base, then smooth the top. Return to the fridge to cool for at least 6 hrs until the topping is set. Finally, decorate with fruit.