I was craving for cheesecake, blame it on PMS and since I have not been baking for quite sometimes, I decided to make one simple cheesecake to satisfy my sinful cravings.
This is not my first attempt in making chilled cheesecake and after few trials and errors, I think I have finally come up with a decent cheesecake that I am very happy with and I'm looking forward to experimenting more with cheesecake in the future.
These are all the basic necessary ingredients for making cheesecake.
1 packet of Marie digestive biscuit
8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese ( you can opt for other brands like Tatura cream cheese, which is much cheaper. I have experimented using Tatura cream cheese in my previous cheesecake and it tastes just as nice)
220 ml butter
200 ml whipping cream
2 tablespoons gelatine
250g sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup warm water
For the base:
Step 1:
Crush Marie biscuits until fine using mortar and pestle (make sure they are dry otherwise the crushed biscuit would turn into paste). You can use food processor if you have one at home, which is more convenient and less messy.
fine biscuit powder
Step 2
Melt the butter in a small pan over a low flame
Step 3
Pour the melted butter into the crushed biscuits and mixed well
Step 4
Flatten it evenly on the baking tray and refrigerate for 30 minutes to make it firm enough to hold the cream cheese filling.
While waiting for the base to set and firm, proceed on with the cream cheese filling.
For filling:
Step 1
In an electric mixer, whip 200ml of whipping cream until it has thickened and creamy. Leave it aside.
thick and creamy texture
Step 2
Put 2 tablespoon of gelatin into a small stainless bowl and add 1/2 cup of water and place the bowl in a pot of simmering water and heat over low heat (double boil technique). Stir constantly until the gelatine has dissolved. Leave it aside to cool.
Step 3
Using and electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk until soft and creamy.
cream cheese
add in sweetened condensed milk
mix until soft and creamy
Step 4
Add in the gelatine and beat lightly
Step 5
Fold in the whipped cream and mix well
Step 6
Pour the mixture into the biscuit base
Step 7
Refrigerate the cheesecake until set and firm. Best if left overnight.
Once chilled, cut into bit-sized pieces and eat!
noom noom noom noom...finally, my sinful cravings have been fulfilled!
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