When it comes to cheesecake I’ve got the biggest weak spot! This year, for my birthday I requested my boyfriend’s mom make her famous cheesecake recipe with a dulce de leche topping and shortbread crust and boy was I in heaven. Ever since we went to Argentina together on a family trip I have been obsessed with dulce de leche and to have it on my birthday cake just made all the amazing memories come flooding back. If you are not into dulce de leche, no worries. The cheesecake in this recipe has vanilla in it so it also makes for a great, more subtle vanilla cheesecake recipe.
ENJOY!
INGREDIENTS:
-Shortbread Crust -
1/2 CUP if Butter (softened)
1/4 CUP of Sugar
1 CUP of All-Purpose Flour
- Cheesecake Filling -
1 CUP of Whipping Cream 35% - divided into 2 portions
3 x 8oz Packs of Cream Cheese (softened)
3/4 CUP of Sugar
2 TBSP of Cornstarch
4 Eggs
4 TBSP of Vanilla
- Topping -
Apx 300ml of Dulce De Leche
DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy before slowly incorporate the flour until crumbly.
Press dough into a 9-inch springform pan before refrigerating for 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and when ready, bake shortbread crust for 15 minutes until golden.
In another bowl, whip one portion of cream until stiff peaks start to form. Set aside.
In another large bowl, beat cream cheese until it starts to become fluffy before adding in sugar and cornstarch. Continue to beat until the filling has a smooth texture.
Next, beat in eggs one at a time until blended before beating in the remaining whipping cream and vanilla.
Lastly, fold in whipped cream and pour over the baked crust before returning the cake back to the oven and reducing the temperature to 300 degrees. Allow cheesecake to bake for 70 minutes or until the center is almost set.
When ready, allow the cheesecake to sit in the springform pan while it cools on a cooling rack. You can run a knife along the edge of the pan to help you remove it. After removing the springform pan refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight if possible before serving.
I hope you enjoyed this recipe as much as I do. If you have any comments please leave them below and I'll be happy to answer them as soon as I can! Bon Appetite!!!
