Strawberry and black pepper cheesecake

By Mark  Easton



Ingredients

175 g (6 oz) digestive biscuits, crushed
60 g (2.5 oz) butter, melted
300 g (11 oz) strawberries, chopped
350 g (12 oz) full-fat soft cheese 
375 g (13 oz) condensed milk
Juice of two lemons
150 ml (5 fl oz) double cream
12 black peppercorns, finely crushed

Mix together the crushed digestive biscuits and butter and press firmly into a 20 cm (8 in) springform cake tin.

In a mixer, blend together the soft cheese, condensed milk and lemon juice until smooth. Add the chopped strawberries and crushed pepper and mix together carefully.

Lightly whisk the cream and fold into the cheese mix.

Pour the mixture into the cake tin, cover and leave to set in the fridge for 24 hours.

Serve with cream or ice cream, garnished with strawberries.

(Serves 6-8)


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