Fresh Strawberries and Cream Cheesecake
A refreshing, bright dessert that will put a smile to anyone who takes a bite. The juicy and tangy strawberries combined with the delicate sweetness of the cheesecake make this an irresistible dessert for the holidays.
Serves
4
Cooking Time
30
Cuisine
Western
Ingredients
- 1 raspberry or strawberry jam jelly roll, 15 cm long and cut into 2-cm slices (this can be bought ready-made)
- 500 grams cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- ½ cup of castor sugar
- 2 tbsp. powdered gelatine, dissolved in 1/3 cup warm water
- ½ cup yoghurt
- 2 cups fresh strawberry puree
- ½ cup heavy cream, lightly whipped
- Whole strawberries to decorate
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Arrange jelly roll slices on the base and up the sides of a 20-cm springform pan.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add gelatine, yoghurt and strawberry puree.
- Gently fold in whipped cream and pour the batter over the jelly roll slices. Chill until firm.
- Decorate with strawberries and dust with powdered sugar.
