Cheesecake

Before the semester gets any busier, I decided to bake cheesecake since a few of my friends really like them.

Gotten this recipe from a blog site http://cookingismypassion.blogspot.com/ and modified it a little myself (to make it easier for me =p):

250g Short biscuits crushed (use 'Digestive' cookies or 'Nice' by Arnotts)

140 gms butter melted

1/4 cup brown sugar

500 gms cream cheese (softened)

300gm sour cream

3/4 cup castor sugar

2 tbsp good berry jam

1 punnet strawberries sliced

3 eggs

Mix melted butter, crushed biscuits and brown sugar in a large bowl. Press mixture firmly into base and sides of a 22cm spring form cheesecake pan. Cover with clingwrap and pop into the freezer. Beat in a large bowl, cheese, sour cream and castor sugar. Add in eggs one at a time and beat till smooth. Arrange berries on the biscuit base and spread jam evenly on top. Cover berries with cheese mixture and spread evenly. Bake in preheated 160 degree oven for 45minutes till fairly set in the center. Leave the cake to cool in the oven with the door slightly ajar (helps prevent the cake from cracking). Refrigerate for 3 hours.

Trying to safe cost, I used canned strawberry instead of fresh ones. I blended them and spread them on the biscuit base instead of the jam. It did not turn out that good because there wasn't enough strawberry. So, it became more like a plain cheesecake. It was a little burnt too. Opss. Learnt a lesson from there but overall, the cake wasn't too bad.I also refrigerate it overnight to make sure it was hard enough to be eaten. Though it did not look as good as the recipe, I am glad a lot of people liked it.