Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake
- 1/3 cup (80 ml/2 3/4 fl oz) lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar, extra
- 500 g (1 lb) light cream cheese, softened
- 250 g (8 oz) frozen raspberries
- 250 g (8 oz) plain sweet biscuits
- 1/2 cup (125 g/4 oz) caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons gelatine
- 1 1/4 cups (315 ml/10 fl oz) cream, whipped
- 90 g (3 oz) unsalted butter, melted
- Lightly grease a 23 cm (9 inch) diameter springform tin and line the base with baking paper.
- Finely crush the biscuits in a food processor, then mix in the butter.
- Spoon into the tin, press firmly over the base and up the side and refrigerate for 20 minutes, or until firm.
- Put 1/4 cup (60 ml/2 fl oz) water in a small heatproof bowl, sprinkle evenly with the gelatine and leave to go spongy.
- Bring a large pan filled with about 4 cm (1 1/2 inch) water to boil, remove from the heat, carefully lower the gelatine bowl into the water (it should come halfway up the side of the bowl), then stir until dissolved.
- Allow to cool.
- Using electic beaters, beat the cream cheese until creamy, add the juice and sugar and beat until smooth.
- Gently fold in the whipped cream and half the gelatine.
- Process the raspberries and extra sugar in a food processor until smooth.
- Push the puree through a fine-meshed nylon sieve to remove any pips.
- Fold the remaining gelatine into the raspberry mixture.
- Place blobs of cheesecake mixtureinto the tin and fill the gaps with the raspberry.
- Swirl the two mixtures together, using a skewer or the point of a knife.
- Refrigerate for 4 hour, or until set.
- Can be decorated with whipped cream and raspberries
lemon juice, caster sugar, frozen raspberries, sweet biscuits, caster sugar, gelatine, cream, unsalted butter
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/488758-raspberry-swirl-cheesecake (may not work)