Sexy Baked American Cheesecake with Strawberry and Vanilla coulis

Here is one of our favourites! This naughty number is the perfect end to any meal, and seriously simple to make.

Ingredients:
CHEESECAKE:

- 600g Cream Cheese
- 10 Digestive biscuits
- 65g Butter , melted
- 2 Tbsp plain flour
- 175g caster sugar
- 3/4 of a Vanilla pod
- 2 Eggs , plus 1 yolk
- 150ml Soured cream

STRAWBERRY COULIS:

- 3 Tbsp Caster Sugar
- 400g Strawberries
- 1/4 of a Vanilla pod
- 2 Tbsp Water

To make the Cheesecake:
Pre heat the oven to 180°C (160°Fan)

1. Put the digestives into a food processor or put them into a plastic bag and smash with a rolling pin until ground to the consistency of bread crumbs.

2. Add the melted butter to the biscuits and add the mixture to a 20cm springform tin and bake for 5 minutes. Leave to cool.

3. Using 3/4 of the vanilla pod slice it down the middle (along the length) scrape the seeds out of the pod with the back of a spoon. Beat together the cream cheese, flour, eggs, sugar and soured cream, until light and fluffy.

4. Pour into the baking tin and bake for 40 minutes. The cheesecake should be slightly wobbly in the middle. Leave to cool.

To make the strawberry coulis:

1. Add the water, strawberries, sugar and remaining 1/4 of vanilla seeds to a pot and put on a medium heat for 15-20 minutes, until the strawberries have softened and all the ingredients have combined.

2. If the mixture is too thick, add 1-2 tbsp of water.

3. Leave to cool, and enjoy the yumminess with the cheesecake!

Enjoy everyone! Yum!