Lately my daughter has developed an interest in baking and wanted to create her own recipes. Earlier this month, she came up with a recipe for Strawberry Lemon Cheesecake which we made again last week for dessert on Easter.
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Recipe Inspiration for Strawberry Lemon Cheesecake
My daughter knew that she wanted a cheesecake to be her first creation but wasn’t sure what flavor she wanted to make. We decided to roam the grocery store and let ourselves be inspired. First, she decided that she wanted a fruit swirl in the cheesecake. She was originally planning a graham cracker crust, but I was lobbying for a chocolate crust. When my daughter spotted the Lemon Sandwich Cookies, we had a winner!
For our fruit swirl, we were debating between strawberry or raspberry. Since strawberries are more reasonably priced at this time of year, we decided to go with them.
Recipe Basis for Strawberry Lemon Cheesecake
Since we were purchasing Philadelphia Cream Cheese, we started with their recipe for Philadelphia Classic Cheesecake. The biggest modification that we made was in the crust. Since lemon sandwich cookies are sweeter than graham crackers, we omitted sugar in the crust. Also, we decreased the amount of butter since the cookie cream aids in the binding.
Strawberry Lemon Cheesecake Recipe
New Tools
Of course, after I made the recipe the first time, I discovered that we needed a few new cooking tools. My Kitchen Aid Mixer was great for the job of mixing the cheesecake. However, crushing the cookies was a definite hassle. After we made the cheesecake, my daughter decided that I needed a food processor. We also had to get a new springform pan. I remember owning one years ago, but it evidently didn’t make the move to our current house.
Also, one more tip – be sure to bake the cheesecake with the springform pan on a cookie sheet. Ours leaked a bit and has created a smoky oven on subsequent uses. I’m currently running the clean cycle.
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