White Chocolate Peach Cheesecake Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Make crust: Finely grind almonds and crumbs in a food processor and add butter, blending until combined. Press over bottom and 2/3 up side of a 10-inch springform pan.
• Make filling: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt chocolate in a double boiler or a large metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth, and remove from heat.
• Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy, then beat in sugar. Add whole eggs and yolks, 1 at a time, beating well at low speed and scraping down bowl after each addition.
• Beat in flour and vanilla until just combined, then add melted chocolate in a slow stream, beating until filling is well combined.
• Arrange berries in 1 layer over crust and pour filling into crust. Bake in middle of oven until cake is set 3 inches from edge but center is still wobbly when pan is gently shaken, 45 to 55 minutes.
• Run a thin knife around edge of cake to loosen, then cool completely in pan on a rack. (Cake will continue to set as it cools.) Serve at room temperature or chilled.

LEMONY WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place a 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan; set aside. , In a small bowl, combine the flour, confectioners' sugar and zest; cut in butter until crumbly. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of prepared pan. Place on a baking sheet. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in white chocolate, flour, cream, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. , Place pan in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan. Bake 65-85 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. , Remove pan from water bath. 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 white chocolate and lemon zest strips if desired. Freeze option: Wrap individual portions of cheesecake in plastic wrap and place in a resealable plastic freezer bag. Seal bag and freeze for future use. To use, thaw completely in the refrigerator.

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.

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 CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Beat butter, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp. vanilla in small bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour until well blended; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Prick with fork. Bake 25 min. or until edge is lightly browned.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 55 min. to 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with raspberries just before serving.

PEACH MELBA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Line the base and sides of a 20cm loose-bottomed or springform tin with baking parchment - use smudges of butter to help the paper stay in place around the sides. Put the biscuits in a plastic food bag and crush to crumbs using a rolling pin, then mix thoroughly with the melted butter. Tip into the prepared tin and press down firmly to create an even base. Chill while you prepare the filling.
• Put the soft cheese, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Tip in the cream and continue beating until mixture is combined. Scatter over 100g of the raspberries and half of the peach chunks. Using a spatula, fold in with just a few folds - as you assemble the cheesecake they'll ripple through more.
• Spoon the cream mixture onto the biscuit base, working from the edges inwards. Smooth the top of the cheesecake down with the back of a dessertspoon or spatula. Leave to set in the fridge overnight.
• In a food processor, blitz 250g of the remaining raspberries, sieve, stir back in 1 tsp of the seeds, if you like, and sweeten to taste with icing sugar. Add enough water or canned peach juice to make it saucy and chill until serving.
• Bring the cheesecake to room temperature about 30 mins before serving. If using a loose-bottomed tin, unmould by placing on top of a can, then gradually pull down the sides of the tin. Slip the cheesecake onto a serving plate, removing the lining paper and base. Scatter the remaining raspberries and peach chunks over the cheesecake, dribble over some of the sauce and serve the rest alongside.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PEACH CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• The crust: position a rack in the center of the oven; preheat oven to 350°.
• Lightly grease a 9x3 inch springform pan; cut and 18-inch square of foil and wrap foil around the outside of the pan.
• Add the flours, sugar, salt, ginger, and cinnamon to a food processor; process until blended.
• Add in the butter and process until the mixture forms coarse crumbs; add in the water; process until the dough starts to come together.
• Press the dough into an even layer over the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, until it is just beginning to brown; place the pan on a wire rack to cool completely; decrease oven temperature to 325°.
• The filling: add the white chocolate to a stainless steel bowl and set over a medium saucepan filled one third the way with barely simmering water; heat the chocolate, stirring frequently, until it is completely melted and smooth.
• Remove the bowl from the saucepan; let the chocolate cool until tepid.
• In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese on med-low speed about 2 minutes, until creamy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
• Gradually add the sugar and beat until blended.
• Mix in the vanilla and lemon zest; add in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition (scrap down the sides of the bowl as necessary); add in the sour cream; mix until blended.
• Add in the tepid white chocolate; mix until blended.
• Scrape the batter into the cooled crust; place the pan in a roasting pan or large baking pan.
• Pour enough hot water into the roasting pan to come 1 inch up the sides of the springform pan.
• Bake in the water bath for 65-75 minutes, until the top of the cake is set but slightly wobbly (the cake will set completely as it cools).
• Remove the cake pan from the water bath, transfer to a wire rack, and carefully loosen the foil.
• Immediately run the tip of a paring knife around the sides, to prevent the top from cracking; let the cake cool completely.
• Refrigerate the cheesecake for at least 4 hours before making the topping.
• The topping: Cut the peaches in half (discard the pits); slice the peach halves about 1/8 inch thick.
• Arrange a circle of peach slices, overlapping them slightly, around the edge of the chilled cheesecake.
• Arrange another circle of wedges in the center, facing the opposite direction, covering the cheesecake completely.
• Pass the apricot preserves through a fine-mesh strainer into a small saucepan.
• Stir in the water; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Remove from the heat and, using a pastry brush, brush the tops of the peaches with the hot glaze.
• Refrigerate the cake for at least 1 hour before serving.
• To serve, slice the cheesecake with a sharp thin-bladed knife, dipping the blade in hot water and wiping it dry after each slice.