Strawberry Cheese Cake

Ingredients (9)

• digestive biscuits10
• mascarpone cheese500 g
• double cream or whipping cream250 g
• butter75 g
• strawberries250 g
• sugar2 tbsp
• lemon juice1 tsp
• vanilla essence1 tsp
• strawberry jelly1 packet

Method

1. 1

   Place the biscuits in a polythene bag and crush them to bits with something heavy. You can use food processor to crush it.

2. 2

   Grease a 20 cm (8”) cake tin with butter, pour the base mixture into the tin and press it flat and even. Store in the fridge while you prepare the filling.

3. 3

   Put the half of the strawberries and sugar in the food processor crush it coarsely. You can use mixie as well.

4. 4

   Gently beat together the mascarpone cheese, double cream, strawberry & sugar mixture, lemon juice, vanilla extract until smooth,.

5. 5

   Melt the jelly with just 5 ml of water and add ½ to ¾ of the jelly to the mixture. Blend it together.

6. 6

   Pour the mixture onto the cake base and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours to allow the cake to set.

7. 7

   Once the cake is set, add little more water to the remaining jelly and melt and pour it over the cake. This is only optional.

8. 8

   Decorate with the remaining strawberries on top above the jelly or just over the set cake.

9. 9

   Use the spring cake tin, so that you can remove the sides once it is set while serving. If using spring cake tin cover the outer part of the tin with aluminum foil to prevent the contents leaking in the fridge.