Lemon And Rum Cheesecake With Strawberry Compote Recipes

LEMON AND RUM CHEESECAKE WITH STRAWBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Butter and flour 10-inch-diameter springform pan. Combine flour, sugar, yeast, grated lemon peel, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in processor; blend 5 seconds. Add chilled butter and cut in, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add whole milk, egg yolks, and vanilla extract and blend until soft clumps form. Using floured hands, gather dough into ball. Press dough over bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared pan. Cover pan tightly with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until slightly puffy, about 2 hours 15 minutes.
• For filling:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, and flour in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add whipping cream, dark rum, grated lemon peel, and vanilla extract; beat until filling is smooth. Transfer filling to crust (filling may be higher in pan than sides of crust).
• Bake cheesecake until set in center and puffed at edges, about 40 minutes. Cool cheesecake in pan on rack 15 minutes. Cut around pan sides; release sides. Cool cheesecake completely. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Let cheesecake stand at cool room temperature.)
• Cut cheesecake into wedges and serve with strawberry compote.

LEMON STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Ground graham crackers. Melt butter. Then mix butter and crackers together with a spoon.
• Press into bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake 5 minutes and remove.
• Put cream cheese into blender and blend with low speed until smooth. Keep blending at low speed and add one after another: eggs, sugar, lemon zest (grated) and vanilla. Blend until the whole mixture is fluffy.
• Pour into crust in the springform pan and bake about 1 hour until center is set. Let cool down and put in refrigerator to chill for at least 4 hours.
• Glaze
• Combine 2 tablespoons sugar, currant jelly and water in a small pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 3 minutes. Let cool down.
• Lemon Strawberry Cheesecake.
• Remove sides of cake pan and place on serving plate. Arrange strawberries in an even layer, cut-side down, over top of cake. Dab the strawberries with glaze and store cake in the refrigerator.
• After about 3 hours your cheesecake is ready for eating!

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch springform pan.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup melted butter, and 1/3 cup white sugar in a bowl until well mixed; press into the prepared springform pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and ricotta cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cup white sugar; beat on low speed until well blended, about 2 minutes.
• Stir 1/2 cup melted butter, cornstarch, flour, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract into cream cheese mixture until combined. Gently stir eggs, 1 at a time, into mixture; fold in sour cream just until batter is mixed. Pour batter over the crust. Pour strawberry pie filling over the batter. Gently swirl strawberry pie filling into batter using a butter knife just enough to form a swirl pattern on the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven without opening the door for 1 hour 15 minutes. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in the oven for 1 hour more.
• Remove cheesecake form oven and cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate cheesecake, 6 hours to overnight. Remove springform and slice.