Kneaders 4th Of July Cheesecake Recipe 45

FOURTH OF JULY CHEESECAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, then generously spray the pan with cooking spray again. Set pan aside.
• Beat the cream cheese, sugar, and flour together with an electric mixer set to medium speed. Beat in eggs and egg yolks one at a time, mixing until eggs are just incorporated. Turn mixer to low and beat in the sour cream, heavy cream, and vanilla.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Set pan in a roasting pan (or any large baking pan) and carry over to the oven. Pour a couple inches of water into the pan, then carefully transfer to the oven. Bake 27 to 32 minutes, until the center of the cheesecake barely wobbles. Remove from the oven and immediately run a knife between the cake and the edge of the pan. Cool cheesecake to room temperature. Once cooled, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• After the cheesecake has refrigerated, dip the pan in a bowl of hot water for about 15 seconds. Run a knife around the edge of the cake again, then set a large plate or a cake circle on top of the pan. Invert the cake onto the plate. Keep refrigerated until you assemble the cake.
• Preheat the oven to 350 (or whatever temperature stated on the box of your cake mix). Spray 2 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray, line the bottoms of the pans with parchment, then spray the pans with additional cooking spray. Set pans aside.
• Mix your white cake according to the directions on the box. Pour half of the batter into a second bowl. (I weighed this to ensure my layers would be the same size but you can eyeball it.)
• Add red food coloring and the cocoa powder to half of the batter and mix to combine; continue adding food coloring until you reach the color you desire. Pour into one of the prepared pans and smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Repeat with the blue food coloring (don't add cocoa powder to this layer).
• Bake according to the directions on the box. Cool completely on a wire rack before assembling your cake.
• Place the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until very smooth. Add 4 1/2 cups of the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of the milk, and the vanilla and salt. Mix on low until well combined, then turn mixer to high for 3 minutes, beating until frosting is very light and fluffy. Add additional powdered sugar if frosting is too thin and additional milk if it is too thick.
• Place the red cake layer on a cake stand or cake circle. Spread a thin layer of frosting over the top. Carefully top with the cheesecake layer. Top cheesecake with another thin layer of frosting, spreading it gently into an even layer. Top with blue cake layer. (It's possible your cheesecake layer will be a little wider than your cake; if this is the case you can trim it by running a sharp paring knife around the perimeter of the cake.) Use remaining frosting to frost the cake, and decorate if desired. Serve and enjoy.

NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE FLAG CAKE

Steps:

• Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, cocoa powder, and melted butter in a bowl until mixture is thoroughly combined and crumbly.
• Transfer crust mixture to a 9x11-inch baking dish. Press crust into bottom of dish until smooth and even. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
• Mix cream cheese and mascarpone cheese in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract into mixture.
• Whisk 1/3 cup sugar into whipping cream in a separate metal or glass bowl until the cream is fluffy and forms soft peaks. Add whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and gently whisk until filling is soft, fluffy, and well combined.
• Spoon filling on top of the graham cracker crust, spreading and smoothing the top. Tap the pan gently on a work surface several times to settle the crust and filling. Cover pan tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled and set, at least 3 hours.
• Starting at the bottom long edge of the cake, arrange strawberry halves in a horizontal line with the pointed bottoms of the strawberry halves pointing to the right. Start a second stripe of strawberry halves at the top right of the cake, arranging strawberries with the bottoms pointing right in a line stretching about 2/3 of the length of the cake.
• Continue to make strawberry stripes, starting about 3/4 inch up from the bottom stripe and laying down 3 more stripes stretching the full length of the cake. Make 1 more line of strawberries beneath the short stripe to leave a square space for the blue field of stars.
• Lay a line of blueberries with the blossom ends pointing up in the upper left square space. Continue to lay down blueberries in lines, berries touching the previous line, until the square is filled with blueberries. Cut cake into squares to serve.

KNEADER'S 4TH OF JULY CHEESECAKE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Crust: 1. Combine all ingredients. 2. Preheat oven to 350. Generously butter the bottom and the sides of a ½ sheet pan ( 13 inches by 18 inches rimmed) 3. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cool. Cheesecake: 1. Put one package of the cream cheese, 1/3 cup of sugar, and the cornstarch in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on low until creamy. Cream the cream cheese one package at a time, scraping down the bowl after each use, until all has been added. 2. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat in the remaining sugar, then the vanilla. Blend in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after adding each one. Beat in the heavy cream and sour cream just until completely blended. Be careful not to over mix! Gently spoon the batter over the crust. 3. Place a dripper pan of hot water on the lower rack of the oven. Place cheesecake on the upper rack that is in the middle of the oven. Bake at 350 degrees until the edges are light golden brown and the top is slightly golden tan about 55-60 minutes. Remove the cheesecake from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Don't move it. Let it set up. Leave the cake in the pan, cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely cold, preferably overnight. Decorate: 1. Using a wet knife cut cheesecake into 48 squares (6 down and 8 across). Carefully lift squares out , decorate, and put carefully onto serving platter. 2. Decorate 4 squares across and 3 squares down with blueberries and blackberries. Starting with the top row first, decorate with raspberries lined up edge to edge. Decorate ever other row with raspberries. 3. Take out the second row, dust with powdered sugar. Decorate with strawberries that have been cut in half and dusted with powdered sugar. Replace and add strawberries that have been dusted with powdered sugar. Alternate down the rows of the flag.