With Valentines day fast approaching, you don’t always have to spend a lot of money to express your love to your partner. In actual fact sometimes taking the time and adding a personal touch will probably be even more appreciated by your other half.
This stunning cheese cake, both looks and tastes delicious and would be the perfect ending to a romantic dinner. With the full recipe below you now have everything at your fingertips to make this Valentines day one to remember
Ingredients:
Crust
– 7 ounces (200 grams) graham crackers
– 2 teaspoons sugar in the raw (cane sugar)
– 1/3 cup (80 grams) butter
– 3 tablespoons (30 grams) almond powder (or meal)
Cheesecake
– 7 ounces (200 grams) white chocolate, melted
– 4 eggs
– 2 pounds or 32.4 ounces (900 grams) cream cheese
– 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon (125 grams) sugar
– 3 teaspoons flour
– 1 vanilla bean
– 4 drops almond essence
– Raspberry sauce or jam
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 Celcius).
In a medium bowl, mix the ingredients for the crust together, crushing the graham crackers as you do so. Mix thoroughly until you have a crumbly, moist mixture.
Press the crust mixture into the bottom of a springform pan.
Mix the eggs, cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla bean, and almond essence together thoroughly in a large bowl.
Add the melted white chocolate to the batter and mix thoroughly.
Spoon half of the batter into the springform pan atop the crust and spread evenly.
Scoop a few spoonfuls of the raspberry sauce onto the batter and spread evenly.
Spoon the rest of the batter into the pan on top of the raspberry sauce and spread evenly.
Using a straw – or another tool you prefer – dot the top of the cheesecake with raspberry jam in circles, with smaller dots toward the center.
Run a knife and/or toothpick through the dots to make a spiral pattern.
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, until the filling is set. Cool, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 8 hours. Release from springform pan and enjoy!