Raspberry Swirl Cheesecakes
- 1 (200 g) packet Oreo cookies, ground to crumbs
- 12 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar, sifted
- 375 g cream cheese
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 40 g unsalted butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 170C Line a 12 hole muffic pan with paper cases.
- Mix ground Oreos and butter in a bowl.
- Divide mixture among paper cases, pressing down well.
- Bake for 5 minutes, then remove and cool.
- Mash the raspberries to a pulp with the back of a fork.
- Strain through a sieve into a bowl, pressing down well, then discard the seeds.
- Stir in the icing sugar.
- Place the cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat until light and fluffy.
- add the castor sugar in a slow steady stream, beating until combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla.
- Pour cheese mixture over bases.
- Place small drops (about 1/2 a tspn) of berry puree on top of cakes, and use a wooden skewer to carefully swirl through cheese mixture.
- Baake for 10-15 minutes until just set.
- Open oven door and allow cakes to cool completey in switchd off oven.
packet, frozen raspberries, icing sugar, cream cheese, caster sugar, eggs, vanilla, unsalted butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/raspberry-swirl-cheesecakes-311981 (may not work)