No-Bake Cheese Cake with Strawberries

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This is a very simple cheese cake that requires no baking at all. You do need to add some gelatine to help the cake set in the fridge for about 3-4 hours. It’s best left overnight though. The combination of strawberry and chocolate is very nice. It reminds me of the days when I used to melt chocolate and then dip strawberries in the hot chocolate and set it aside to set. It tastes heavenly…doesn’t it? especially if you use a good quality melting, dark chocolate. Good quality ingredients are always so important in cooking!!!

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For the Base

• 150g (1½ cups) chocolate cookie crumbs
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 100g butter melted

For the Cheese Cake

• 10ml (2 teaspoons) gelatin
• 45ml (3 tablespoons) water
• 250g cream cheese
• 60g (¼ cup) sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ⅔ cup cream
• Small can pear halves, drained and sliced
• Fresh fruit to garnish the cake

Brush a 7 inch springform tin (pan) with melted butter or oil. Line the base with parchment paper.  Combine all ingredients for the base and mix well. Press mixture firmly onto base and sides of prepared tin. Refrigerate 20 minutes. Dissolve gelatine as per instructions and set aside.

Beat cream cheese with a hand mixer until soft. Add sugar and beat for three minutes, then add lemon juice and beat until blended.

Mix dissolved gelatine with some cream cheese mixture and beat back into it.

In another bowl, Whip cream until soft peaks form.

Fold the whipped cream, gently, into cream cheese mixture.

This is the consistency of the final mixture

Spoon half the mixture into the pan, then top with a layer of strawberries.

 Spoon remaining mixture on top of the strawberries, smoothen the top and chill three hours or overnight.

Decorate with remaining strawberries . .

Slice with a warm knife

and serve

The cake was absolutely delicious