Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course: Baked Cheesecake

Hey Guys,

    For the next segment of the Cookery Course I will be cooking the Baked Cheesecake, as it is my girlfriends birthday and there is nothing she likes more than a good cheesecake. I'll throw together my own topping that I'll end in after I cook it all up.

 Here is the recipe I will be using:
Edits/Notes will be made in ORANGE


Serving varies on cut-size

INGREDIENTS

Butter For Greasing
550g cream cheese, at room temperature
160g Caster Sugar
3 Eggs, lightly beaten
2 tbsp Plain Flour
Finely grated zest of 1 Lemon
200g Raspberries (I will probably sub out the raspberries with something else)
Try adding a splash of vanilla
Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C and butter a 23 cm spring-foam cake tin.
2. Beat together the cream cheese and sugar. Add the beaten eggs bit by bit until combined. Add the flour and lemon zest, then fold through the raspberries. 
3. Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin, tapping it against the work surface to remove any bubbles and help the raspberries rise up from the bottom. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes until set on the edges but wobbling slightly in the middle. Now I do not know why it was not included in Ramsay's recipe; however, I find a Bain Marie to be rather a necessity for cooking a cheesecake. So add an oven-safe bowl of boiling water from  a kettle into the oven to prevent the cake from cracking.
4. Once cooked, remove from the tin, running knife around the edges to loosen if necessary, and serve. If you use raspberries try serving the cheesecake with a chocolate sauce.

Have fun cooking,

S

Deconstructed Cherry Cheesecake

Hey Everyone,

     So, I got rather bored today and decided to whip up a new recipe to play around with. I decided to deconstruct a dish and make it unique. Now I have not made the dish at this moment; however, I'll add in any notes and make any corrections as I go along it. Leave a comment if you think there should be any changes or any way the dish can be escalated as I'll love to hear other's opinions

Here is the recipe I will be using:
Edits/Notes will be made in ORANGE


Serves 3

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp Agar Agar
2 cups Pitted Cherries
50g White Caster Sugar
Juice of half a lemon
Dash of Amaretto or Disaronno

2 Limes, juiced and finely grated
1 tbsp Granulated Sugar

3/4cup Whipping Cream
1 ounce Cream Cheese

1/4 cup Crushed Graham Crackers
1/2 tsp Honey

Method

Cherry Gelatin

1. Preheat the oven to 170C.
2. In a small pot, boil down the pitted cherries with the sugar, lemon juice and liquor until most of their juices have broken down.
3. Blend the cherries and the sauce and then pass through a fine sieve.
4. Bring back to a simmer and whisk in the Agar Agar. Simmer for 4 minutes.
5. Blitz again and pass through the sieve into a shallow container.
6. Refrigerate for about 2 hours then cut into 1.5' x 3'

Lime Sauce

1. Finely grate and juice the limes into a saucepan.
2. Add the sugar and mix until it is at a properly dissolved into the juices.

Cream Cheese Infused Whipped Cream Graham Cracker Crumbs

1. Combine the cream cheese and whipping cream into a bowl and mix together until hard peaks are formed. Store in the refrigerator until platting.

Graham Cracker Crumbs

1. In a bowl mix the honey and the graham crackers together. 
2.  Spread the mixture across a line baking sheet and bake for 5-8 minutes.
3.  Remove from the oven and crush the mixture into pieces. 

Plating

Place the cherry gelatin in the middle of the plate. Add the crushed graham crackers on the top of the gelatin. Beside the gelatin add a gallop of the whipped cream. Drizzle the lime sauce around the dish.

 

Have fun trying out this recipe, and I hope you enjoy it.

Cheers,

S