Chocolate and Strawberry Cheese Cake

by Pradeep Rohra
(Vadodara, Gujarat, India)

Ingredients: Chocolate grated 1 cup, Chocolate Chip Biscuits, coursely powdered 8-10, Strawberry Jam - 2 tablespoons, Strawberry hulled as required, Butter melted 2 table spoons, Fresh Creams, chilled 1 cup, Sugar 1/2 cup, Hung yogurt 1 cup, Gelatin 2 tea spoon, Strawberry essence 1 tea spoon.

Method : (1) Add the melted butter to the coursely chocolate chip biscuits and mix. Transfer the mixture in to a spring bottom cake tin, spread evenly and press gently. Keep it in the refrigerator to set. Add one table spoon water to the strawberry jam and mix well.

(2) Place fersh cream in a bowl. Add sugar and beat with a hand blander. Add hung yogurt and continue to beat.

(3) Take quarter cup water in a bowl and beat in the microwave . Add gelatin and set aside to melt.

(4) Melt the chocolate in the microwave on high for 1 minute . Take it out and whisk till smooth.

(5) Add the melted gelatin to the cream mixture and mix well. Add strawberry essence and mix. Pass the mixture through a muslin cloth in to another bowl. You will get a smooth mixture and there will be no lumps.

(6) Remove the spring bottom tin from the refrigerator and pour the cream mixture over the biscuits layer. Level the top.

(7) Take the diluted strawberry jam in a spoon and gently draw a line over the cream mixture make more such lines.

(8) Similarly take the melted chocolate in a spoon and draw line after each strawberry line.

(9) With the tip of a knife swirl the surface to get marbeled effect. arrange the strawbwerries along the outer edge of the cheese cake and place it in the refrigerator to set for two to two and a half hours.

(10) If you wish to decorate it further, you can a heart shaped stencil over the cheese cake, once it is well set, and spread strawberry jam. Gently remove the stencil to get a strawberry heart in the center of the cheese cake.

Cut in to wedges and serve.