Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Recipe

Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

This makes a beautiful cheesecake. The swirl is made by adding fresh strawberry puree to half of the batter and then swirling the two batters together with a vertically held knife.

You can enjoy this as it is or top it with more strawberries.

For the crust:

2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted

For the filling:4 8-ounce packages cream cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup fresh strawberry puree
three drops red food coloring

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Combine crumbs, sugar, and butter in a 10-inch springform pan. Form the crust by pressing the crumbs evenly over the bottom of the pan and half way up the sides of the pan. Bake the crust for seven or eight minutes. Set aside to cool.

2. In a stand-type mixer and with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together. Add the cream and flour. Mix until fluffy. Mix in eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated.

3. Divide the cream cheese filling into two parts. Add the strawberry puree and food coloring to one-half of the filing and mix well. Pour the pink filling into the cooled crumb crust. Spoon the white filling onto the pink filling in bands. Swirl with a vertically-held knife to create a marble effect.

4. Bake at 325 degrees for 65 minutes or until done. Remove the cheesecake to cool on a wire rack. After five minutes, carefully remove the pan ring. Refrigerate the cheesecake to chill well before serving.

Baker's notes:

We used AmeriColor professional food color gels to tint the strawberries a deep, bright red. The resulting batter was a bright pink. If you are using other colors, you may need to add more coloring.

If you wish to top the cheesecake with additional strawberries, add two tablespoons granulated sugar to one cup of sliced strawberries and toss. Let sit for about fifteen minutes and the sugar will draw some of the juices from the berries.

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