Cheesecake Biscuit Beach Recipes

CHEESECAKE BISCUIT BEACH

Steps:

• First make your sandcastle and cheesecake icing. Gently heat the butter in a saucepan. Meanwhile, tip the biscuits into a food processor and pulse until you have fine, sand-like crumbs. Add the butter and blitz again until well combined. Set aside while you make the cheesecake icing.
• Put the cream cheese in a large bowl and, using an electric whisk, beat for a few secs until smooth. Add the vanilla extract, sift over the icing sugar and mix well. Pour in the cream and whisk until the mixture is smooth and thick enough to pipe. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle.
• Brush your sandcastle mould with a little oil, then line the base with a circle of baking parchment. Fill with some of the buttery biscuit sand, so that it comes 2.5cm up the side, and pack down. To create a hole for the cheesecake icing centre to go into, find a glass that will sit on top of the biscuit sand in your mould, and leave about 1.5cm space around the edge. Grease the glass with a little oil and pop inside the sandcastle container. Pack more of the biscuit sand around the glass until the mould is full, then reserve any leftover sand. Chill for 1 hr. Give the glass a wiggle and remove from the mould - if it doesn't come out easily, fill with hot water and leave for a few mins. Slide the glass out and tip the water away. Pipe icing into the cavity, dropping in a couple handfuls of raspberries as you go - make sure you reserve about 20 raspberries for decorating the cupcakes and filling the whole cone. Keep the remaining icing in the piping bag and chill. Tip in a little more buttery sand to cover the icing, packing the mixture firmly into the container, then chill for at least 1 hr or until set.
• Make the cone cakes. To make the mini cones and waffle cupcake cases, place a folded tea towel on your work surface and lay a waffle cone on top. Use the tea towel to support the cone and, with a serrated knife, gently score around the middle of the cone. Repeat with another 8 cones (you need to keep 1 cone whole for the top of the sandcastle). Very carefully cut each cone in half along the scored line, trying not to break or shatter them. You will end up with 9 mini cones from the bottom of the cone, and 9 waffle cupcake cases from the top of the cone. If any of the cones do shatter, just add them to the sand mix in step 7.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. To make the mini cone cakes, line a 12-hole muffin tin with 9 scrunched-up nests of foil. Place the mini cones into the centre of the foil nests and mould the foil around the tips to support them and keep them upright. Put 25g butter, 25g sugar, 25g flour, 1⁄4 tsp vanilla extract and 25g of the beaten egg into a large bowl. Using an electric whisk, beat together until everything is combined. Transfer the mixture to a disposable piping bag and snip off 1cm from the end. Pipe the mixture into the mini cones, making sure you only fill them three-quarters full, as the sponge will rise up in the oven - you may have a little mixture leftover. Bake for 10-12 mins until lightly golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool.
• To make the waffle cone cupcakes, line a 12-hole mini muffin tin with circles of baking parchment. Place the 9 waffle cupcake cases in the tin. Put the remaining 75g butter, 75g sugar, 75g flour, 3⁄4 tsp vanilla extract and the remaining beaten egg in a large bowl and beat together with an electric whisk until well combined. Transfer to a piping bag and use to fill the larger cone cases, again only filling three-quarters full. Bake for 18-20 mins until lightly golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside to cool, remembering to peel off the discs of baking parchment before icing.
• Next make the biscuit sand. Now make the sand for your beach. Pulse the biscuits, and any broken cones, in a food processor until they resemble fine crumbs, then set aside. Cut 3 Flakes down to size so that you have half a Flake for the upturned ice cream, 9 medium pieces of Flake for the cupcakes, and mini pieces of Flake for the cones. Some Flakes may break so there's spare - they're easier to cut when they're at room temperature.
• Assemble your beach scene. Once the cakes have cooled and the sandcastle has set, you'll be ready to assemble the beach scene. Carefully turn the sandcastle out onto a clean surface or tray and surround with the biscuit sand. You'll need to bash the bottom of the container with a rolling pin (or see tip, opposite) if your sandcastle doesn't come out easily.
• Pop a raspberry on each cupcake and pipe some icing over the top. Sprinkle with Hundreds & Thousands and insert a medium-sized piece of Flake. Pipe icing onto the mini cones, scatter with Hundreds & Thousands, and top with a mini Flake. Insert the mini cones and cupcakes into the sand, in and around the main sandcastle, using the sand to support them.
• To make the upside-down cone, pipe some icing into your reserved whole waffle cone, dropping in the remaining raspberries as you go. Set the cone upside down on the top of the sandcastle and pipe icing around it to create the effect of a dropped ice cream. Sprinkle with Hundreds & Thousands and insert the half piece of Flake. Serve the biscuit beach with scoops of your favourite ice cream, if you like.

THE SOUTH BEACH DIET CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat ingredients for'cake' until smooth.
• Pour into a 9" greased square pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven for 15 minutes-- leave oven on.
• Meanwhile-- mix topping ingredients together and mix well.
• After the 15 minutes has elapsed, pour topping over the cheesecake and spread evenly, and bake for 10 minutes more.
• Chill.

NO-BAKE VANILLA CHEESECAKE!

Steps:

• Blitz the biscuits in a food processor to a fine crumb, or bash up in a bowl with a rolling pin, or in a food bag.
• Melt your butter carefully so its liquid, and then mix in with the biscuits. I usually just pour it into the food processor and blitz again.
• Press the Biscuit mixture into the bottom of an 8"/20cm springform deep tin, and refrigerate/freeze whilst you make the filling.
• In a large bowl, or stand mixer, add your cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla and lemon juice and whisk till smooth. I either use my stand mixer with its whisk attachment, or a hand held electric whisk with their whisk attachments.
• Whisk on a medium speed, until the sugar is mixed into the cream cheese, and the ingredients are evenly distributed. Usually takes about 15-25 seconds or so.
• Add in the liquid double cream, and whisk the mixture till it comes together and becomes thick.
• You can alternatively whisk up the cream separately until stiff peaks, and fold through the cheese mixture.
• I usually mix it on a medium speed, and it should be really thick once done. Its best to under whisk compared to over whisking. If in doubt, whisk a bit, and then mix with a spatula to see how its doing.
• Once whisked, add the cheesecake mixture to the top of the biscuit base, and set it in the fridge for 5-6 hours, or preferably overnight.
• Whisk together the double cream and icing sugar until pipeable, and then decorate your cheesecake.
• Serve your cheesecake as is, or with a chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, berries, coulis... anything you fancy!

BUTTERSCOTCH CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Wrap the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil; lightly grease pan with cooking spray.
• Crush cookies finely. Stir together cookie crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter in a medium bowl until completely combined. Press mixture on the bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of the prepared pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven until lightly browned and set, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Beat cream cheese, brown sugar, flour, and salt with a stand mixer at low speed, using the paddle attachment, until combined and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until incorporated after each addition, about 30 seconds, scraping down sides of bowl after each addition. Add vanilla extract and beat just until incorporated, about 15 seconds.
• Add 1/2 cup of milk and 1 cup butterscotch chips to a medium saucepan over medium-low heat and cook whisking constantly until chips are melted and mixture is smooth, 1 to 2 minutes; remove from heat. Whisk together remaining 1/2 cup of milk and pudding mix in a small bowl until completely incorporated and smooth. Whisk pudding mixture into melted butterscotch mixture and whisk until smooth (mixture will begin to thicken).
• Slowly add pudding mixture to cream cheese mixture, beating at low speed, and mix until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour filling into prepared crust. Tap pan 2 or 3 times on counter to release air bubbles.
• Place cheesecake in a large roasting pan and place in preheated oven. Pour hot water to a depth of halfway up sides of springform pan. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Center will be jiggly. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven with door closed for 30 minutes. Open oven door slightly and leave cheesecake in for 10 more minutes.
• Remove cheesecake to a wire rack and cool completely, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Run a sharp knife around edges and remove sides of springform pan. Place on serving tray.
• Stir together 3/4 cup butterscotch chips and heavy cream in a small microwave-safe bowl for the topping. Cook at Medium (50%) power for 1 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. Spread topping over top of cheesecake allowing some to drip down sides. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Chill for 20 minutes or until topping is set. Store any leftovers covered in the refrigerator.

EASY BISQUICK CHEESECAKE SQUARES (CRUSTLESS)

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar.
• Add eggs, yogurt, vanilla,Bisquick, and lemon juice.
• Mix just until smooth.
• Pour into a greased 9-inch square baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until center is nearly set.
• Place on a wire rack while preparing topping.
• In a bowl, combine sour cream, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
• Carefully spread over cheesecake.
• Bake for 4 minutes (topping will not brown or set).
• cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
• Refrigerate until completely cooled.
• Garnish with fresh fruit if desired.