For My Sweetie Cheesecake

Submitted by SweetsLady

"They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Delicious blend of Key lime, white chocolate, and berries. Created for RSC #11."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Yields: 1 cheesecake
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Crust

• 1 egg yolk
• 14.79 ml key lime juice
• 295.73 ml all-purpose flour
• 78.78 ml sugar
• 118.29 ml butter, cut into small pieces

• Cheesecake

• 3 (680.38 g) package cream cheese, softened
• 177.44 ml sugar
• 14.79 ml cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 59.14 ml key lime juice

• Berry Topping

• 236.59 ml strawberry
• 118.29 ml raspberry preserves
• 59.14 ml water
• 14.79 ml cornstarch
• additional strawberries (optional) or raspberries (optional)

• White Chocolate Mousse

• 236.59 ml cream, seperated
• 177.44 ml white chocolate chips
• 47.25 g box instant white chocolate pudding and pie filling mix

directions

1. Crust: Heat oven to 350. Butter the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. In medium bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut butter in until coarse crumbs form.
2. In small bowl, combine egg yolk and Key lime juice. Add to flour mixture and blend until moist clumps form. Press dough into bottom of pan.
3. Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or until set. The edges will be slightly browned.
4. Cheesecake: In large bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add in cornstarch and combine. Add in eggs, one at a time, then combine in Key lime juice. Pour filling into crust.
5. Bake in oven for 45-50 minutes or until set. When done, turn off oven and crack door. Leave in oven for 30 minutes. Run knife around edge and take off springform. Cool completely before putting in fridge overnight.
6. Berry Topping: Smash 1 cup strawberries. Put in small pan along with jam, water, and cornstarch. Mix. Bring to boil, stirring constantly and boil 1 minute or so until thickened. Strain. Cool. Spoon in middle of cheesecake to within 1/4 to 1/2 inch of edge. Or if desired, arrange berries on cheesecake, cover with glaze.
7. White Chocolate Mousse: Melt chips with 1/4 cup cream in microwave at 70% power for about 1 minute. Stir. If not melted, continue in microwave at 70% power stirring every 20-30 seconds. Cool.
8. In medium bowl, beat 3/4 cup cream with pudding mix for about 2 minutes. Take one spoonful out into the white chocolate and combine. Add this into the pudding/cream mixture and fold over until combined. Decorate edges of cheesecake with the mousse.

Reviews

[sweetcakes]

I have to say that this is by far the best tasting cheesecake I have ever tasted! The crust was so delicious and the cheesecake had just enough lime flavor as to not overpower but add a nice zest. OMG that white chocolate mousse was to die for, and I will make that again for sure to go with other desserts! I also didn't strain the glaze so I had a bit too much to use for something later. WOW! This was a truly amazing dessert!! Thanks for posting!!

 

[CookingONTheSide]

Loved this cheesecake! I don't make cheesecake very often so it was time to make one again and this one was wonderful. My DH loves cheesecake and he gave it 5 stars! The key lime is a nice touch and the crust is delicious. Thanks for sharing.

 

[2Bleu]

We quartered this recipe and made it as directed in a 5" springform pan. It was baked in 30 minutes. Also, we did not strain the sauce keeping the lucious pieces of strawberries right in the topping. This recipe is quite simple to prepare and the lime flavoring goes very nicely with the white chocolate mousse. The crust is also worthy of mentioning as we did not get a crumbly texture, but more of a cake batter with delicious results of a cheesecake on top of a cake. Yummy!

 

[JuJuBeJen]

We loved this cheesecake. The key lime really gave it a zesty flavor. I loved the berry topping and combination of the raspberry preserves and strawberries. Great taste along with the white chocolate mousse. It looked so pretty too. We will make this again, as we really loved it! Made for RSC 11. Good luck!