Juicy Blueberry Cheesecake with vanilla

Juicy Blueberry Cheesecake with vanilla



This is an overnighter which means you have to make it the day before you want to serve it.
It is a "no bake " cake but needs to be in the fridge instead.


Shopping List:

300 gr Blueberries
100 gr golden caster sugar

200 gr digestive biscuits
100 gr butter, melted

2 teaspoons of vanilla extract/aroma
600 gr soft cheese (mascarpone/philadelphia)
100 gr icing sugar
300 ml pot double cream

First we make the Blueberry Juice. Put the sugar in a saucepan with 3 tablespoons of water and cook until the sugar is dissolved then boil until syrupy. Next add the Blueberries and cook for a minute or two. Not more, otherwise they burst and you only want them to be soft. Pour the blueberries into your sieve which is over a bowl to catch the juice. Leave to cool. Set aside. You will be needing half of this to go into the cheese mixture and the rest to drizzle over the finished cake.

Grease or spray and line your 22cm tin or sprinform.
Make the base: Crumble the biscuits either with a rolling pin or your food processor. Mix this with the melted butter and put this mixture into your prepared tin. Firmly press this with the back of a metal spoon to create the perfect layer for your cake. Chill this biscuit base in your fridge for about 30 minutes.

To make the cheese layer: Mix the soft cheese, icing sugar and the 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth and velvety. Pour in the cream and mix this until well combined. Be very careful not to overwhip the cream, but if you don't whip it enough the cake will not set.
Now you stir in half of the Blueberry mixture and set aside the other half. Spoon the cheese mixture over the biscuit base and smooth it out a little and gently.

Leave the cake to set completely overnight in your fridge. Don't forget to put the other half of the Blueberries in your sieve back into their syrup and leave next to the cake in the fridge. Or on one of the other shelves.

The next day you can take out the cheesecake to see if it has set. Make sure it has been out of the fridge about 30 minutes or so before you want to serve it. Turn out the cake and carefully remove the paper from the cake whilst sliding it onto a plate. Spoon the rest of the Juicy Blueberries over the cake before you serve.

                                  A lovely dessert after a lovely dinner party with no stress at all!

                                                                      "Enjoy"