Double Layer Cream Cheese Cake With Strawberries

Photo: Mimi Cooks

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

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

Blend the cream cheese in the food processor until smooth

Add sugar little by little until blended well

Add the flour while the food processor is running

Grate the lemon peel and add it to the mix

Add the eggs one by one and blend with the cream cheese mix until homogenized

Separate and add the two egg yolks with the vanilla

Mix the cream cheese cake with the rest of the ingredients until well blended to a smooth finish

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

Let cool for at least two hours or overnight in the fridge

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

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

You may watch the video of this recipe on my blog. Enjoy!