Double Layer Cream Cheese Cake With Strawberries
By: Mimi Cooks
Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 10:16pm

Ingredients




40 ounces  cream cheese ( 1134 gram) OR five packs of cream cheese
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
5 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup heavy cream
Baked crust

Preparation

1 Prepare the crust for the cake by adding crumbs of graham crackers with butter and sugar, pressed in a spring-form and bake for 10 minutes- cool before adding the cream cheese mix 2 Blend the cream cheese in the food processor until smooth 3 Add sugar little by little until blended well 4 Add the flour while the food processor is running 5 Grate the lemon peel and add it to the mix 6 Add the eggs one by one and blend with the cream cheese mix until homogenized 7 Separate and add the two egg yolks with the vanilla 8 Mix the cream cheese cake with the rest of the ingredients until well blended to a smooth finish 9 Pour into two springform pans and bake for 10-15 minutes on a pre-heated to 500 degree Fahrenheit oven then lower it down to 200 degrees and bake for 60 minutes until it becomes firm and the edges are dry and pulled inwards, the center should be jiggly like Jello 10 Let cool for at least two hours or overnight in the fridge 11 Make the strawberry sauce by cutting up the fresh strawberries, add couple of tablespoons of sugar, little lemon squeeze and simmer for 20 minutes, cool before using 12 Spread the strawberry sauce with the chunks of strawberries on top of the first layer, place the top layer and garnish with more strawberry sauce and fresh strawberries 13 You may watch the video of this recipe on my blog. Enjoy!

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All ingredients should be at room temperature