Strawberry Celebration Cheesecake Recipes

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160C/320F (standard) or 140C/295F (fan/convection).
• Get a 20cm/8" springform cake tin. Turn the base UPSIDE DOWN (Note 4), butter lightly and place a square piece of parchment/baking paper on the base. Then clip into the springform pan - excess paper will stick out, see photos in post and video.
• Butter and line the side of the pan.
• Break up biscuits roughly by hand and place in a food processor.
• Blitz until fine crumbs (Note 5). Add butter, briefly blitz until dispersed and it resembles wet sand.
• Pour into the prepared cake tin. Use a spatula to roughly spread it out over the base and up the walls.
• Use something with a flat base and vertical edges (I used a measuring cup) to press the crumbs up the wall almost to the top of the sides, and flatten the base.
• Use a mixer or beater to beat the cream cheese until just smooth, no longer than 20 seconds on speed 4. (You do not want to aerate cheesecake filling as it causes cracks when it bakes)
• Add flour, beat for 5 seconds on speed 4 until just incorporated.
• Add vanilla, sour cream, sugar and lemon zest. Beat until just combined (10 sec max, speed 5).
• Add eggs one at a time, beat in between until just combined (5 sec each), and after the last one, beat just until the egg is fully incorporated.
• Pour into prepared crust.
• Bake for 55 minutes. The top should be a very light golden brown, not cracked, and near perfectly flat. It should jiggle slightly when you gently shake the pan.
• Cool the cake in the oven with the door open 20 cm / 8" (Note 6), then refrigerate for 4 hours+ in the pan.
• Remove sides. Use overhang paper to slide cheesecake off the cake pan. Then slide the cheesecake off the paper.
• Place chopped strawberries, vanilla, sugar and lemon juices in a saucepan. Stir then bring to simmer over medium heat.
• Simmer for 10 minutes until strawberries breakdown.
• Mix cornflour with water, then add into saucepan and stir.
• Add halved strawberries and cook for 1 minute to soften.
• Sauce should be syrupy - remove from stove and cool. Will thicken as it cools.
• Once cool, stirl. Adjust thickness to make it the right "oozing" consistency (see video, Note 7) with a tiny touch of water (be careful!).
• Spoon onto cheesecake so it's covered with a single layer of strawberries. Flip strawberry halves so they are facedown. Refrigerate 2 hours+.
• Slice and serve with remaining Strawberry Sauce!

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter in a bowl. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Place strawberries and cornstarch into a blender. Cover and puree until smooth. Pour strawberry sauce into a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil and stir until sauce is thick and shiny, about 2 minutes. Set aside 1/3 cup strawberry sauce; cool. Cover and refrigerate remaining sauce for serving.
• Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually beat in condensed milk. Mix in lemon juice and vanilla extract, then beat in eggs on low speed until just combined. Pour half of cream cheese mixture over crust; drop half of reserved strawberry sauce by 1/2 teaspoonfuls on cream cheese layer. Carefully spoon remaining cream cheese mixture over sauce; drop remaining strawberry sauce by 1/2 teaspoonfuls on top. Cut through top layer only with a knife to swirl strawberry sauce.
• Bake in preheated oven until center is almost set, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Serve reserved strawberry sauce with cheesecake. If the sauce it too thick, stir in water.

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 F. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick spray.
• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to blend the cream cheese until it is smooth and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Mix in the sugar and salt and blend for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl to make sure all is mixed in. Add the eggs, one at a time, blending after each addition. Finally, mix in the sour cream, whipping cream and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake the cheesecake for 45 minutes. It should be set to the touch and not jiggly. It might be cracked on top- it doesn't matter. Let it cool on a wire rack for at least an hour. When it has cooled, place the pan into the freezer and let the cheesecake freeze completely (4 to 5 hours or overnight).
• Bake two- 9-inch round strawberry cake layers (your recipe preference- see ingreds and NOTES below for suggestions)
• Use an electric mixer to combine the cream cheese and the butter, and beat until smooth. Add the vanilla, strawberry puree and cream and continue to mix until well combined. Mix in 2 cups of the powdered sugar. Add the third cup a little at a time until you reach a consistency that you're happy with. You may not use it all, or you may use more. It just needs to be thick enough to be spreadable.
• Place one cake layer into the center of a cake plate or platter. Remove the cheesecake from the freezer, take off the sides of the pan, and slide a knife under the the cheesecake to release it from the pan. Trim the cheesecake, as needed to match the size of your cake layers (see *NOTES below). Put a little bit of frosting on top of the first layer of cake. Place the cheesecake layer on top of the first cake layer. Put a little more frosting on top of the cheesecake. Place the second cake layer on top of the cheesecake.
• Apply a crumb coat layer of frosting to the cake (see *NOTES below), and refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes, or until the frosting is set. Apply the second layer of frosting, if needed. Decorate, as desired, and refrigerate until ready to serve.

NO BAKE STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE RECIPE (BARS)

Steps:

• Line an 8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper leaving some outside of the pan.
• Next in a medium sized bowl, whisk cookie crumbs, granulated sugar and melted butter together until combined.
• Press cookie mixture into the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate for 45-60 minutes.
• While cookie crust chills, add cream cheese, sugar, strawberries and vanilla a bowl with a hand mixer (or you can use a Vitamix or other heavy duty blender).
• Mix until smooth.
• Add half of whipped cream to cheesecake filling and gently fold in using a spatula. Repeat with remaining whipped cream.
• Remove baking pan with crust from refrigerator and pour filling into baking pan and smooth with a spatula.
• Freeze cheesecake for at least 4 hours then use a hot knife cut into 3 rows horizontally and vertically creating 9 bars. Keep frozen and put in refrigerator for about 30 minutes before serving.

STRAWBERRY CELEBRATION CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Press onto the bottom and 1-in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes; cool., In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in the whipped topping. Gently spread a third of the filling over crust. Arrange strawberries on top. Spoon remaining filling over berries; smooth top. Refrigerate overnight., Just before serving, garnish with additional whipped topping, whole strawberries and melted chocolate if desired.

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line muffin tins with 24 cupcake liners.
• Beat the cake mix, pudding mix, oil, milk, and eggs for 2 minutes. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tins.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the tops spring back. Cool on a wire rack.
• In a small bowl, whisk the milk and pudding mix until creamy and thick.
• Beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add the pudding and beat again. Fold in the whipped topping.
• Use a cupcake corer or small knife to cut out the center of the cupcakes. Spoon the cheesecake filling into a piping bag with icing tip 12 and fill the centers. Refrigerate while you make the frosting.
• Beat the shortening and butter until creamy. Add the salt, vanilla, and strawberry extract and beat again.
• Slowly add half the powdered sugar until it is mixed in.
• Place the strawberries in a food processor or blender and puree. If your strawberries are not ripe and juicy, you may need to add 1 Tablespoon of water.
• Pour the strawberry puree into the frosting and beat until creamy. Add the rest of the powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Use a large piping bag and icing tip 1M to swirl the frosting on the chilled cupcakes. Refrigerate cupcakes until time to serve.
• Add the cookie sticks and a fresh strawberry to the top of each cupcake right before serving.

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Prepare the strawberry cake according to the box instructions. Bake the cake and set it aside to cool. This can be done a day or two in advance if you'd like.
• Once the cake is cool, cut into 2 inch by 2 inch bite-sized pieces.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the pudding and milk until smooth. Place in the refrigerator until you are ready to assemble.
• Set aside 4-5 whole berries. Wash the remaining berries, remove the tops, and cut into small pieces. Set aside.
• Place 1/3 of the cake pieces in a single layer on the bottom of a trifle dish. Top with 1/3 of the cheesecake pudding and smooth into an even later.
• Add 1/3 of the whipped topping on top of the pudding and smooth. Top with about 1/3 of your slices strawberries. Repeat for 2 more layers.
• Top the trifle with the remaining whipped topping and halved strawberries.
• Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.

HEALTHY NO BAKE STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• To roast nuts, preheat skillet on medium heat and add nuts. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned and fragrant. Watch them not to burn. In a food processor, add roasted nuts and process until coarse. You can laso chop them by hand or with a hand chopper.
• Add cacao powder, maple syrup, vanilla, salt and process or stir in a bowl until well mixed. It will smell like Nutella.
• Line 9 inch springform pan with parchment paper. You can do so by cutting out a circle a size of the pan. Or place parchment on the bottom pan, close springform on top and then cut out parchment on the outside. Add processed crust and flatten it using a spatula or your hands. Set aside.
• In a small saucepan, add 1/2 cup cold water and sprinkle gelatin on top. Set aside and let it bloom while you are making the filling.
• In a food processor, add strawberries and process until very smooth and well blended puree forms.
• Place fine mesh strainer over a bowl, pour as much strawberry puree as fits in it and using a spoon push to strain through. You should end up with about 1 cup liquid.
• In a large bowl, add cream cheese and yogurt. Beat on high speed until smooth and no lumps, about 5 minutes.
• Add strawberry puree, maple syrup, vanilla and process until well combined, pausing and scraping the walls if necessary.
• Place pot with bloomed gelatin (it will look thick) on low heat. Warm up stirring constantly until gelatin liquid is clear and gelatin has completely dissolved. Remove gelatin from heat and let it cool for a few minutes.
• Add 1 cup cheesecake filling to it, stir and pour back into a bowl with filling. Beat with a mixer until well combined.
• Pour filling into prepared pan on top of crust. Refrigerate for at least 7 hours on the bottom shelf or overnight.
• To serve, run knife around the edge of cheesecake inside the springform pan before releasing it. This step ensures cake won't crack.
• Then carefully release and remove springform, cut into 12 slices and serve. I would add chopped strawberries to individual plates. I added on top for pics but it is hard to cut cake with them.

CHEESECAKE FACTORY COPYCAT CELEBRATION CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Fill a 13x9 baking pan with hot tap water and place on the bottom oven rack. Preheat the oven to 325 F.
• Grease two 8" round cake pans with shortening, line the pans with parchment and then lightly grease the parchment.
• Cream the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add cream cheese a little at a time until smooth. Beat in the powdered pudding mix. Scrape down the bowl and add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in baking powder and extract. Whip the mixture on high speed for 2 minutes, or until the mixture becomes lightened in color and fluffy.
• Divide the batter evenly between pans. Smooth batter with an offset spatula and bake for 35-40 minutes. Cheesecake will puff around the edges then deflate when removed from the oven. Do not turn out cheesecakes when they are finished baking. Put them directly in the freezer and leave until frozen solid, 4 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350F. Coat an 8x3-inch round cake pan (springform, or otherwise) with flour based baking spray (or grease and flour pan).
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. In a separate bowl or in a liquid measure with a pour spout, combine the water, vegetable oil, sugar, vinegar, and vanilla. Whisk well.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients with the mixer running on low speed. Blend until well combined. It's ok if a few small lumps remain. Stir in the sprinkles. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes. Cake will not crown much, but if there's a small upward bow in the center, press it down with a clean tea towel with a flat hand - and be careful of the hot pan edge and escaping steam when you do so.
• Turn out of the pan and let cool completely. Wrap in plastic cling film and refrigerate.
• In a medium saucepan sprinkle the gelatin over water. Let stand for 1 minute until absorbed. Whisk in the eggs and sugar. Stir in the hot milk. Cook over medium heat whisking constantly. Mixture will thicken after about 5 minutes. Add in chopped white chocolate and whisk until blended and even in color. Divide mixture evenly into three separate medium bowls (a little more than 2/3 cup per bowl). To one bowl, stir in the fresh strawberry puree, strawberry extract, and pink food color. In another bowl add the melted semisweet chips. Stir well until thoroughly combined. In the last bowl stir in the vanilla extract and blue food color. Add purple food color one drop at a time until a sky blue color is achieved (without the purple the hue will be turquoise/aqua). Allow all 3 bowls to cool slightly.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the heavy cream to stiff peaks. Gently fold 1/3 of the whipped cream into each of three bowls. Stir well until no streaks of white remain in each bowl.
• Gently remove frozen cheesecakes from their pans. Trim off the puffed ring of cheesecake around the top edges of the cakes using a serrated knife. Wash the pans and line them with plastic wrap that overhangs all sides of the pans.
• Into one pan, pour the strawberry mousse and spread until even. Top the mousse with a frozen cheesecake layer. Pour the chocolate mousse over the cheesecake layer and spread evenly. Gently fold the edges of the plastic wrap in to cover the pan and transfer to the freezer.
• Into the other pan, place a cheesecake layer into the bottom. Top with the blue vanilla mousse and spread evenly. Fold in the edges of the plastic wrap to cover the pan and transfer to the freezer. Freeze both pans overnight, or for at least 4 hours.
• Combine the butter and the cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whip attachment. Beat on high until creamy and no lumps remain. Add vanilla extract and salt. Add confectioners' sugar and mix on low until combined, then switch to high and beat until lightened in color and fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, combine the cookie crumbs and the rainbow sprinkles (jimmies). Reserve confetti sprinkles for the top of the cake.
• Using a cake leveler or serrated knife, evenly cut the confetti cake in two (torte horizontally). Place one layer on a serving plate or cake stand. Remove the chocolate mousse, cheesecake, and strawberry mousse layer from the freezer. Remove from the pan using the overhanging plastic. Unwrap and place so that the strawberry layer is touching the confetti cake layer. Next, add another confetti cake layer. Remove the blue mousse and cheesecake layer from the freezer. Remove from the pan using the overhanging plastic. Unwrap and place so that the blue vanilla layer is touching the confetti cake.
• Cover the sides of the cake with the cream cheese frosting. Pat on the mixture of cookie crumbs and sprinkles. Frost the top of the cake with the cream cheese frosting creating a swirl from the middle using an offset spatula. Sprinkle the top of the cake with the confetti sprinkles.
• Refrigerate cake until it is no longer frozen and just well chilled, about 2 hours.

STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE CHEESECAKE WITH CHAMPAGNE CAKE BOTTOM

Steps:

• Add all of the champagne to a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook until the champagne has reduced to 1 and 1/4 or 1 and 1/2 cups. Make sure it doesn't boil, if it does begin to boil, lower the heat.
• To test if the champagne has reduced to the right amount, pour it into a liquid measuring cup. If you have too much, pour back into the saucepan and return to the stove and continue to cook, checking every now and then until you are left with the right amount. Set aside to cool completely, you can even transfer it to the refrigerator to speed up the cooling process.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper, and spray the sides with non-stick spray. Set aside.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the sour cream and vanilla. Mix until combined.
• Add the egg whites and continue to mix until combined.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add half of the dry ingredients to the bow and mix until combined.
• Add 1/3 cup of the cooled champagne reduction and mix until well incorporated.
• Add remaining dry ingredients and continue to mix until well combined. Tint batter with pink gel food colouring, if desired.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs. Allow to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Lower the oven temperature to 300°F.
• Take 1 extra large piece of aluminum foil that's bigger than your springform pan. Place springform pan in the centre and fold aluminum up to the sides to cover the outside of the pan. This ensures that no water seeps into the pan during the water bath. Alternatively, I placed my pan in a slightly larger pot to completely protect my crust from the water.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a handheld mixer, beat the cream cheese on low speed until creamy, about 2-4 minutes.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add sugar and cornstarch. Beat on low until smooth and combined.
• Add the sour cream and vanilla. Continue beating until smooth.
• Mix in 3/4 cup of champagne reduction. Beat until well combined.
• Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and continue to beat until everything is combined.
• Add eggs and yolk one at a time, beating slowly until just combined, do not overbeat. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure everything is combined.
• Pour the cheesecake onto the cooled cake base and place into a larger pan.
• Bring a few cups of water to a boil and carefully pour into the larger pan. The water should only be a few inches up the sides of the pan. Do not go over the top.
• Bake at 300°F for about 1 hour and 25 minutes. The cheesecake is done when the edges are set and the center jiggles just slightly.
• Turn off oven and leave the cheesecake to cool for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, crack the door open and continue cooling the cheesecake for another 30 minutes. This helps prevent cracking.
• After an hour, remove cheesecake from waterbath and aluminum foil. Run a knife around the edge of the pan so it's not sticking to the sides and allow to cool completely on a rack.
• Once cheesecake has cooled to room temperature, transfer to the refrigerator to chill overnight.
• Combine fresh diced strawberries, sugar, water, and lemon juice in a saucepan on medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
• Once the mixture begins to boil, lower the heat and allow the strawberries to cook and soften, breaking up the strawberries and stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon for about 8-10 minutes.
• Pour sauce into a blender or food processor and pulse until the strawberries are smooth. Press through a fine mesh sieve and discard the seeds. Allow to cool completely.
• Once cooled, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Add all of the ingredients to a large stainless steel bowl and beat, using a hand mixer until stiff peaks form, about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
• Once chilled, remove cheesecake from refrigerator and remove the springform pan ring. Transfer cheesecake to a serving platter.
• Pour chilled strawberry sauce on top and spread to cover the surface.
• Transfer whipped cream to a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip, I recommend Ateco 808. Pipe poofs on top of the cheesecake. The strawberry sauce will get pushed off the sides.
• Garnish the top with edible gold stars, if desired. Slice and serve!

NO BAKE STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE WITH PROSECCO

Steps:

• Remove the leaves from the strawberries and cut in half. Put into a large bowl and add the Prosecco. Cover and keep in the fridge overnight.
• Finely crush the biscuits, mix with the melted butter and press into a baking tin.
• Mix the whipped double cream, sifted icing sugar, cream cheese and lemon juice until well combined.
• Remove the strawberries from the fridge and drain (feel free to drink the Prosecco!). Reserve about a quarter of the berries. Chop the rest finely and add to the cheesecake mixture. Smooth over the biscuit base and put in the fridge overnight.
• The following day, blend the remaining strawberries (add a spoonful of icing sugar if you'd like to and sieve if you wish - see recipe notes).
• Remove the cheesecake from the tin, decorate with more strawberries and the sauce.

EASY CELEBRATION CHEESECAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Place crushed almonds on the bottom of a 6" ramekin
• Prepare Cheese Cake according to package directions
• Add to almonds
• Chill.
• When ready to serve top with 1/2 tsp. of Strawberry and 1/2 tsp. of grape or blueberry jam.