American Lemon Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Digestive Biscuit Crumbs
- 2 tblsp Butter melted
- 1 pkt Cream Cheese
- 1 Can Cream
- 1 Can Evaporated Milk
- 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 4 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 Sachet Gelatine
- 1/2 cup Hot water For The Topping
- 1/2 cup Hot water
- 1 Sachet Gelatine
- A few drops Green Food Coloring
- Whipped Cream
- Glace Cherries [Optional]
- For the Biscuit base, add the melted butter to the Digestive Biscuit Crumbs and mix well with finger tips.
- Press this mix into a spring bottom 8 inch pan.
- Beat the Cream Cheese and sugar with an electric beater till creamy and smooth.
- Add gelatine to the hot water and mix.
- Add the Cream, Evaporated Milk and Gelatine solution and beat on low speed for 1-2 minutes.
- Lastly, add the lemon juice and mix well.
- Pour this mixture on top of the biscuit base and keep to set in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- For the topping, melt the Gelatine in the hot water and add green coloring.
- After the cheesecake has set pour this mix on top to give a glazed effect.
- Decorate with Whipped Cream in swirls and top with Glace Cherries.