VANILLA CHEESECAKE
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- 3 hours to set
- Easy
- Serves 12
Ingredients
- 2 PACKETS DIGESTIVE BISCUITS
- 125g BUTTER
- 750g PHILIDELPHIA CHEESE
- 125g ICING SUGAR
- 350ml MILK
- 350ml dbl. CREAM softly whipped
- 5 VANILLA PODS
9 GELATINE LEAVES soaked in cold water for 5min
- 9 GELATINE LEAVES soaked in cold water for 5min
Method
- STEP 1IN A FOOD PROCESSOR BLITZ THE BISCUITS UNTIL FINE CRUMB ADD BUTTER BLITZ UNTIL YOU CAN SQUEEZE IT AND IT WILL HOLD TOGETHER
- STEP 2PLACE A 10 cm CAKE TIN WITHOUT A BASE ONTO A TRAY LINED WITH PARCHMENT PAPER
- STEP 3PUT BISCUIT INTO THE BOTTOM, EVENLY SPREAD THE BISCUIT USING THE BACK OF A SPOON UNTIL SMOOTH AND EVEN
- STEP 4PLACE MILK AND VANILLA PODS ONTO THE STOVE AND BRING IT TO THE BOIL. TAKE OFF THE HEAT AND ADD THE PRE-SOAKED GELATINE, STIR UNTIL SMOOTH THEN PASS THROUGH A SIEVE
- STEP 5WHILST WAITING FOR THE MILK PLACE THE CREAM CHEESE INTO A MIXING BOWL WITH THE ICING SUGAR, MIX UNTIL SMOOTH, ADD THE WARM MILK STIR UNTIL SMOOTH
- STEP 6NOW FOLD IN THE WHIPPED CREAM UNTIL THOROUGHLY MIXED
- STEP 7POUR ONTO BISCUIT BASE AND ALLOW TO SET IN THE FRIDGE FOR 3 HOURS OR OVERNIGHT FOR BEST RESULT
