Showing posts with label Cheese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cheese. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Cheesecake with a Blackberry Sorbet

Ingredients

  • 250 g hob nobs (or similar biscuit base)
  • 75 g butter
  • 250 g fudge
  • 300 g mascarpone
  • 400 ml double cream
  • couple of blackberries (sliced)
  • for the sorbet:
  • 400 g blackberries
  • 150 g castor sugar
  • juice and fine rind of 1 unwaxed lemon
  • 3 tblsp good quality aged balsamic vinegar

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Chocolate Cheese - Cake

Ingredients

  • 200 g pecans
  • 225 g pack cream cheese
  • 60 g caster sugar
  • 1 tblsp plain flour
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 200 g plain flour (sieved)
  • 5 large eggs
  • 450 g caster sugar
  • 200 g dark chocolate (chopped)
  • 300 g unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • for the glaze:
  • 85 g unsalted butter
  • 100 ml water
  • 250 g dark chocolate (finely chopped)

Monday, April 8, 2013

Tiramisù

Ingredients

  • 300 g raspberry jam
  • 75 ml plus 4 tbsp marsala
  • 150 ml orange juice
  • 475 g mascarpone cheese (room temperature)
  • 375 ml chilled whipping cream
  • 60 g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 52 (about) savoiardi biscuits
  • 750 g raspberries

Caramel and Chocolate Cheesecake


Ingredients

  • 225 g caster sugar
  • 750 g philadelphia cream cheese
  • 3 tblsp cornflour
  • 1 vanilla pod (split with seeds removed)
  • 2 large free range eggs
  • 100 ml double cream
  • 4 very ripe bananas
  • 1 tin caramel condensed milk
For the biscuit base:
  • 250 g digestive biscuits
  • 150 g unsalted butter
  • for the chocolate sauce:
  • 200 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa )
  • 80 g sugar
  • 3 floz water

Cheese Ring

Ingredients

  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise 
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 2 (8-oz.) blocks sharp Cheddar cheese, finely grated
  • 1/2 cup strawberry preserves
  • Assorted crackers
  • Garnishes: chopped toasted pecans, fresh strawberries, strawberry flowers

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Cheese Cake

Ingredients

Banoffi topping:
  • 2 bananas
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 100 g unsalted butter
  • cheese cake centre:
  • 100 ml cream
  • 400 g cream cheese
  • 50 g icing sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • chocolate base
  • 75 g dark chocolate
  • 180 g crunched cornflakes

Monday, March 25, 2013

Baked Chocolate and Hazelnut Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • for the base:
  • 75 g butter (plus extra for greasing)
  • 250 g ginger nut biscuits (crushed)
  • for the filling:
  • 1 vanilla pod (split in half and seeds removed)
  • 2 x 250 g tubs mascarpone cheese
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 2 tblsp cornflour
  • 3 eggs
  • 200 g jar of chocolate and hazelnut spread
  • 1 tsp finely chopped stem ginger (in syrup)
  • raspberries, chocolate shavings and whipped cream, to serve

Friday, March 22, 2013

Christmas trees

Ingredients

Buttermilk sponge ingredients:
  • 175 g unsalted butter (softened)
  • 200 g caster sugar
  • 2 whole eggs and 1 egg yolk (beaten)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 225 g plain flour
  • 0.50 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 125 ml buttermilk
  • meringue butter cream ingredients:
  • 200 g caster sugar
  • 3 egg whites
  • 250 g unsalted butter (softened and chopped)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • christmas tree ingredients:
  • 1 quantity of buttermilk sponge
  • 1 quantity of meringue buttercream
  • green food colouring paste
  • edible green glitter
  • coloured sugar balls
  • gold and silver sugar stars

Festive Christmas Trifle

Ingredients

  • 400 g mascarpone cheese
  • 1 packet of boudoir biscuits
  • 100 g fresh cranberries
  • 1 pack of frozen mixed berries
  • 280 g sugar
  • 1 chocolate flake
  • cinnamon powder
  • 250 ml pouring cream
  • 100 ml cooking sherry
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 vanilla pod

White Chocolate Tiramisu

Ingredients

For the custard:
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 1 tblsp cornflour
  • 3 tblsp caster sugar
  • seeds scraped from ½ vanilla pod
  • 300 ml milk
  • 100 ml double cream
  • for the poached raspberries:
  • 300 ml red wine
  • 75 g caster sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • seeds scraped from ½ vanilla pod (pod also retained)
  • 350 g raspberries (plus extra to decorate)
  • cocoa powder and sprigs of mint, to decorate
  • for the rest of the tiramisu:
  • 150 ml double cream
  • 175 g white chocolate (grated)
  • 500 g mascarpone cheese (at room temperature)
  • 16 sponge fingers

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Quick Blueberry Trifles

Ingredients

  • 150 g fresh or frozen blueberries
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 125 g mascarpone
  • 8 rich tea biscuits, broken into bite-sized pieces
  • four glasses

Amaretto Tiramisu

Ingredients

  • 75 ml (3fl oz) strong coffee, cooled
  • 4 tblsp amaretto or brandy
  • 40 amaretti biscuits (about 85g/3oz in total)
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 50 g (2oz) caster sugar
  • 125 g (4½oz) mascarpone
  • 1 tblsp cocoa powder

Strawberry Cheesecake

Ingredients

Base
  • 225 g digestive biscuits
  • 100 g butter
Raspberry jelly (optional)
  • 350 g frozen raspberries
  • 80 g granulated white sugar
  • 1.50 tsp powdered gelatin (unflavoured)
  • 60 ml cold water
cheesecake topping
  • 1 packet strawberry jelly
  • 150 ml boiling water
  • 450 g cream cheese (full fat)
  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 100 ml milk
  • 100 ml whipping cream

Blue Cheese and Walnut Tea Sandwiches

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 (5 ounce) container crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • Sliced pumpernickel bread, for sandwiches

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

No-bake Yogurt Cheesecake - quick recipe


Dr Oetker Pumpkin Cake

Ingredients

  • 300 ml corn oil
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 250 g light soft brown sugar
  • 2 tblsp dr. oetker select vanilla extract
  • 150 g sultanas (chopped
)
  • 100 g walnuts (chopped
)
  • 1 pumpkin (500g peeled weight, coarsely grated
)
  • zest and juice of ½ orange (2 tbsp juice)
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 400 g plain flour
  • 1.50 tsp dr. oetker bicarbonate of soda
  • 1.50 tsp dr. oetker baking powder
  • 2 tsp ground mixed spice
  • 1 tblsp ground cinnamon
  • for the icing:
  • 600 g cream cheese
  • 150 g icing sugar
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • zest of ½ orange
  • for the pumpkins:
  • 2-3 drops dr. oetker red food colour
  • 250 g dr. oetker golden marzipan
  • 36 cloves

 

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

How To Make Japanese Cheesecake


Raspberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • 175g (6oz) white chocolate, finely chopped
  • 350g (12oz) fresh or frozen (and defrosted) raspberries
  • 900g (2lb) cream cheese
  • 300g (11oz) caster sugar
  • 25g (1oz) plain flour, sifted
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tblsp single or regular cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • icing sugar, for dusting
Biscuit base
  • 250 g Oreo cookies
  • 75 g Butter (plus extra for greasing)
  • 23 cm/9in diameter spring-form tin