Home Cooking Express

Everyone loves good cheesecake. The appeal of this delicious desert was even included in an episode of F.R.I.E.N.D.S where Rachel, Monica and the others eat cheesecake off the floor. There is even a restaurant called the Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake comes in a variety of flavours the most popular ones being chocolate, peach, lemon and strawberry.  Cheesecake is not all that difficult to make though in many parts of the world most people treat it as a delicacy one has at a fancy restaurant.  This is how to make delicious strawberry cheesecake.

For this you need the following:

For the crust

1 cup of biscuits

2 tablespoons of powdered sugar

2-3 tablespoons of butter

For the filling

19 ounces of soft cream cheese

1 cup of powdered sugar

2 teaspoons of lemon rind

¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract

3 eggs

For the glazing

1 cup of strawberries

1 cup sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1/3^rd cup water

For the crust stir together the powdered biscuits with the sugar and the butter to make the base in a pan. Bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees and then cool. Once the crust is baked reduce the heat to 300 degrees.

For the filling beat the cream cheese and add the sugar to make it fluffy. Add the lemon rind and vanilla extract and beat in the eggs one at a time.  Pour it over the base and then bake for an hour. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool for a few hours.

For the glazing blend in the cornstarch and sugar in a saucepan and then add the strawberries and water. Cook it until it thickens. Stir.  Cool it before spreading it over the cheesecake.

Sit back and enjoy one of the world’s favourite desserts. For the health conscious you can always use low fat cream cheese or make it yourself using low fat milk.