Cheesecake with Cranberry Jewel Topping
Cheesecake with Cranberry Jewel Topping is a traditional American recipe for a classic cheesecake with a vanilla wafer crust topped with a cream cheese, whipped cream, sugar and vanilla powder and set with eggs that's toped with a cranberry and sugar topping. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Cheesecake with Cranberry Jewel Topping.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
60 minutes
Total Time:
80 minutes
Additional Time:
(+cooling and chilling)
Serves:
10
Rating: 
Tags : Cheese RecipesCake RecipesUSA Recipes
This is a classic American festive cheesecake, typically served during Thanksgiving and/or Christmas.
Ingredients:
220g
Vanilla wafers, crushed
50g Sugar
6 tbsp butter; melted
For the Filling:
120ml whipping cream
1 packet vanilla powder
675g cream cheese, at room temperature (or you can use my
home-made cream cheese recipe to prepare your own)
200g sugar
1 pinch salt
4 large eggs
For the Topping:
360g fresh or frozen cranberries
150g sugar
120ml concentrated cranberry juice
60ml water
To Garnish:
Whipping cream
whole cranberries
Method:
Combine all the ingredients for the base in a cowl and stir thoroughly. Take a 22cm diameter springform cake tin and cover the base and outside with aluminium foil. Lightly butter the insides of the pan then press the crumb mix into the base and 5cm up the sides of the tin. Transfer to an oven pre-heated to 170°C and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the crumb base and set aside (leave the oven on).
Beat the cream cheese until soft then add the whipping cream, vanilla powder, sugar and salt. Beat until smooth then add the eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly to combine after each addition. Pour the filling mix over the prepared crust then return to the oven and bake for about 50 minutes more. Allow the cake to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate over night.
The following day combine all the topping ingredients in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until all the sugar has dissolved then bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 3 minutes. Strain the mixture through a fine-meshed sieve, pressing down with the back of a spoon to extract all the juice (this will remove the seeds and skins). Remove the cheesecake from the refrigerator and spoon the warm topping evenly over the cold cake. Allow to cool then refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until the topping has completely set.
To serve, pipe rosettes of whipped cream around the edges of the cake. Garnish with whole cranberries and serve.