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    • Cold Cheese Cake

    by Maria on September 19, 2006

    Cold Cheese Cake

    A sumptuous treat for all desert lovers. No baking & cooking needed. Very easy to make & trust me its yummy!!

    1. Digestive Biscuits – 250 gm/ 2.5 cups,crumbled
    2. Butter – 100gm/ 1/2 cup, melted
    3. Cream Cheese -  1 cup/200gm
      Condensed milk – 1 tin
      Cream – 1 tin/170gm
    4. Vanilla powder – 1 teaspoon
      Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon
    5. Gelatin powder – 10gm/ 1 tbsp, dissolved in 1/2 cup hot water

    Combine biscuit & melted butter. Press mixture into a bottom loose cake tin. Place in fridge for 10 minutes. Using a food processor, beat cream cheese,condensed milk,cream,vanilla powder & lemon juice until smooth.Stir the melted gelatine into the cream cheese mixture & spoon over the biscuit. Place in the fridge for 2-3 hours until
    completely set. Serve with chocolate sauce.

    Source: Milkmaid

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    • Jose

      Great Dish! I am sure people will love this! :)

    • beeash

      Looks yummy.I love cheesecake.what kind of cream cheese u used. could u name it.I live in UAE,have tried many cream cheeses,all tastes salty.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Beeash

        Thank you :)

        I used almarai cream cheese for this cake, I think its available in UAE also. It wasnt salty.

        Also you can try kraft or philadelphia, look for unsalted versions.

        Hope you find it soon :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Kiran

      I tried Cold cheese cake, It’s great recipe.
      i used Lemon Zest. it’s cool.

      cheers
      Kiran.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Thanks Kiran for trying the recipe. Glad that you liked it :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • beeash

      Thank you Maria for the reply.sorry couldnt reply you.I was able to make the cheese cake today only:).It came out excellent..Used philadelphia cheese and no lime juice as i didnt have lime.Did u use almarai square cheese spread?Thanks again.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi beeash,

        Happy to hear that the cake came out well for you. I used the almarai cream cheese which is available in glass containers.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Ponnu

      hi Maria, tried out your cold cheese cake recipe… it was just fantastic… my hubby also enjoyed it soo much….thanks to u…. i served it with chocolate sauce…the combination was just superb….

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Ponnu,

        Thanks a lot dear for trying this and great to know that your family enjoyed it :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • saby

      hey maria, i visited ur site purely by chance today……. and boy i must say that its really good and that u r a fantastic cook!! or cooker as my kids would say – anyways since i’m in india is there anything i can substitute the cream cheese with?

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Saby

        Thanks for dropping by. Thank you so much for your kind words.

        Regarding substitute for cream cheese, am not very sure about it.

        But here is how you can make it at home:

        Recipe for Homemade Cream Cheese:

        Milk- 2 litres

        Citric Acid- 1 1/2 tsp

        Water- 1/4 cup

        Method:

        * Heat the milk. Once it starts to boil, add citric acid diluted in 1/4 cup of water.

        * Stir slowly. You can see clearly the cheese forming.

        * Strain the mixture using a cheesecloth. The whey can be used instead of water for mixing doughs, for gravies etc.

        * Hang the cheese for 15 minutes. Do not squeeze the water out.Blend it using a blender to get a smooth cream cheese.

        (Recipe source: http://riascollection.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-first-ever-daring-bakers-challenge.html)

        Hope it helps…

        Happy cooking and my hi to your kids as well :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • sanjana

      hey maria, wiill surely try the cake but dont know what is cream cheese? is that the regular processed cheese or cottage cheese which we call paneer?

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Sanjana,

        Cream cheese is a soft cheese, its not paneer. check out the below link. You can find cream cheese in the diary section of supermarket.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_cheese

        Hope you will like this.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • sanjana

      thanx maria, it was a lot helpful. gonna try immediately. i wud like to learn making icecreams from u ,,, but the one which cud be made using refregerator

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        You are welcome :)

        I haven’t tried making ice cream yet. May be sometime in the future :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Vini

      Hello Maria,
      I was on google trying to find some recipes for my toddler and I came across your website.

      Wonderful recipes and the pics! Good luck

      BTW I am planning for small quantity of this cheese cake. Is it possible for you to let me know the quantity in may be cup size wise or Tbsp wise. I am finding it difficult to measure according to gms.

      Thanks in advance.

      Keep posting more.
      Takecare
      Vini

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Vini,

        Thanks a lot for your encouraging comment :)

        Please do try the recipes here when you have time. I’ve updated the recipe with cup measurements. Hope you & your family like this.

        Cheers
        Maria

        • Vini

          @Maria, Thanks a ton. Am gonna try this soon and will surely let you know how it came out.

          tc
          Vini

    • Luvy

      Hi Maria,

      What if I dont have cream cheese, can I use soft cheese?

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Luvy,

        I did a google search n found that you can substitute cream cheese with cottage cheese or yogurt. Here is the proportion:

        1 cup cream cheese = 1 cup pureed cottage cheese OR 1 cup plain yogurt, strained overnight in a cheesecloth ( source: all recipes)

        Hope this helps….

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Sim J

      Hi Maria,
      Very nice and easy recipe… but just one doubt regarding the gelatin powder.which flavour do i hve to use and 10 gms of the gelatin powder means how much wld the measurement be in teaspoon?
      Hoping for a reply soon..
      Thanks,
      Sim J

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Sim,

        Thanks :)

        I used unflavored gelatin for this recipe. 10 gms of gelatin is equal to 1 tbsp, which is 3 tsp approx.

        Hope you will enjoy the cheesecake, please do share your feedback here.

        Cheers
        Maria

        • Sim J

          Hi Maria,
          Thanks for clarifying the doubt. will definitely try tht soon and am sure it will taste good too. … :)

          I browsed thru ur site and u hve got sme yummy recipes posted… keep it going!

          Regards,
          Sim J

    • Lynn

      Hi Maria,

      Your recipes and absolutely yummy, more so cz of the great pics you take. I have a small doubt and it would be nice if you could clear it for me. When you say “butter” in your dessert and baking recipes, do you mean the salted or unsalted one?

      Regards,
      Lynn

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Lynn,

        Thank you so much Lynn :) It’s so nice to know that you like the recipes and also the food pics posted here.

        I usually use unsalted butter for all my baking and desserts, unless otherwise specified in the recipe.

        Please do try some recipes from here and share your feedback. Would love to hear them.

        Happy cooking :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Iromi

      Hi Maria, this recipe looks lovely! I was wondering, should the cake should always kept in the fridge? and also I don’t have vanilla powder. So can I used vanilla essence instead?

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Iromi,

        Thank you :)

        This cake has to be stored in the refrigerator. However you can keep it outside for half an hour or so before serving.

        It’s ok to use essence.

        Hope you’ll like this.

        All the best!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • pgeorge

      Hi Maria

      Can we use the Cream cheese spread (Al Marai, Kraft etc) when a recipe calls for it?

      Awaiting a reply.

      Prima

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Prima,

        I used Al Marai cream cheese spread with golden colour cap for this particular recipe. Hope you’ll like the cheese cake.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • pgeorge

      Hi Maria

      Can we use the Cream cheese spread (Al Marai, Kraft etc) when a recipe calls for it?

      Awaiting a reply.

      Prima

    • jlam

      Hey maria,

      How many people does your cheesecake serve?

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Jlam

        It serves around 6-8 people.

        Cheers
        Maria

        • jlam

          Thank you! oh last question, what type of cream did you use? will double cream do?

          • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

            Hi Jlam,

            I used Nestle’s tinned cream for this particular recipe.

            Cheers
            Maria

    • Saltmango14

      Hi Maria,
      Isit ok to use lemon juice instead of citric acid to prepare the cream cheese??

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi

        Sorry again, I use ready made cream cheese & not homemade one. I guess a google search should help you :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Monagoogool

      hi maria
      im new in dubai and i used to make cheese cake in my town with my material, i have a problem would u help me, i dont know what creamy cheese should i buy in market?
      cheers

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Mona,

        You can use Philadelphia Regular Cream Cheese full fat for making cheese cake. Also I’ve used Al Marai Cream cheese spread for cheese cake, it also turned out well.

        Cheers
        Maria

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