celebratory cheesecake!

wow guys - i owe you all such a massive thank you as this blog has now surpassed 500 views! and from all around the world - absolutely crazy! so thank you thank you thank you!

as a little treat here is a baked raspberry cheesecake i made the other day. recipe from bbc good food (check out their website - they have so many good recipes!) baked raspberry cheesecake recipe

it's a really simple recipe to make and reasonably inexpensive (you can cut down on costs by using frozen raspberries rather than fresh, also good if you're making it out of season)

you begin by making the buttery biscuit base! (for those who haven't seen the video, especially for any masterchef fans, check this out - buttery biscuit base!)

a really easy way to do this without making extra washing up is to put the biscuits in a food bag then bash away with your rolling pin! although don't get too carried away as the bag could tear. this gets baked in the oven to make it set. then it's on to the cheesecake itself. this is simple but does require quite a lot of elbow grease! unfortunately quite of a few of my photos are refusing to upload ("server returned invalid response") - which is annoying but i'll go with what i have and try and put the rest up later!

the cheesecake as it comes out of the oven



making the raspberry sauce topping.

i am a massive fan of raspberries so i always use a lot more than the recipe calls for! both in the cheesecake itself and on top - this sauce is so sweet!

i put the sauce on before removing the tin to minimise the amount that went on the worktop!

nom nom nom!

unfortunately one of the photos that is refusing to upload shows that i wrote '500' on the cheesecake in raspberries - aah the joys of technology!

but i hoped you've enjoyed this - it is one of my favourite recipes. and thanks again for the views!

love,

nen

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strawberries and cream.

in the last couple of days we have finally seen a hint of summer (although that hint is made in comparison to the torrential downpour of the last week!). for me there are few things that summarise a british summer like strawberries and cream. this is such a refreshing yet indulgent treat (there's a reason for the expression 'like the cat who got the cream'!) so as my first foray into baking since returning home from university was a strawberries and cream cheesecake (a hummingbird recipe). this was a really simple recipe to make (only problem was that my spring form tin is larger than most recipes call for - i think because it's european - so my cheesecake doesn't quite have the height of most!)

my favourite part was making the strawberry sauce that runs through the cheesecake. this was really easy - just sugar, water and strawberries but boy did it taste good! i think i might have eaten more than i put in the cheesecake!

the only note i would add is that this took a while to set, 2-3 hours for the cheesecake and then it was recommended to leave it overnight once you had put the topping on. i did this (nothing like building up the anticipation and getting the taste buds tingling!) here is the finished result:

i like the contrast with the black tin - i think it would look super stylish served up on black dishes.

i had a slice after dinner and it is really scrummy - but what could be expected from such a classic flavour combination?! unsurprisingly it also appeals to cats as we discovered as i left my mum's slice unattended in the kitchen!

tomorrow i'm planning on taking a more savoury route: ham, pea and feta muffins which sound like a great lunch option to me! until then...

love,
nen
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