Mascarpone Cheesecake with Rhubarb Glaze and Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Name: Mascarpone Cheesecake with Rhubarb Glaze and Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps all purpose flour; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 454 grams packages cream cheese, room temperature; 6 larges eggs; 296 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 454 grams mascarpone cheese,* room temperature; 946 milliliters 1/2-inch pieces fresh rhubarb (from about 1 1/2 pounds); 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 170 grams bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 177 milliliters sour cream; 12 larges strawberries; 177 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted; 2 Tbsps vanilla extract; 158 milliliters water

This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 586 calories, 10g of protein, and 45g of fat. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Mother's Day. Not Head to the store and pick up mascarpone cheese, lemon peel, ground cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with nonstick spray.

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Springform Pan

Oven

Mix crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon in medium bowl.

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Cinnamon

Sugar

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Bowl

Add butter and stir to blend. Press mixture evenly onto bottom (not sides) of pan.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Bake until crust is set, about 10 minutes. Cool completely. Maintain oven temperature.

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Crust

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Oven

Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add mascarpone and beat until smooth.

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Mascarpone

Mix in flour. Beat in eggs 1 at a time.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

Mix in vanilla, lemon juice, lemon peel, and salt.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Peel

Vanilla

Salt

Pour filling into pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake cheesecake until puffed around edges and center moves slightly when pan is gently shaken (center may fall and crack), about 1 hour. Turn oven off; leave cake in oven with door closed 1 hour.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Transfer cake to rack and cool completely. Stir sour cream until smooth; spread atop cake. Refrigerate cake overnight.

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Sour Cream

Spread

Combine rhubarb, strawberries, sugar, 2/3 cup water, and lemon juice in large saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer until rhubarb is tender, about 9 minutes.

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Strawberries

Lemon Juice

Rhubarb

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; let cool 10 minutes.

Pour mixture through strainer set over 4-cup measuring cup, pressing on solids to extract 1 1/2 cups liquid. Return 1 1/2 cups liquid to same saucepan; bring to simmer over medium heat.

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Extract

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Sieve

Whisk cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water to blend in small bowl; add to liquid in saucepan; whisk constantly until mixture boils and thickens, about 6 minutes.

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Corn Starch

Water

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Bowl

Pour glaze into small bowl; chill until cold, about 2 hours.

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Glaze

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Bowl

Spread glaze over cheesecake. Refrigerate cheesecake for at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.

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Glaze

Line small baking sheet with waxed paper. Stir chocolate in top of double boiler set over simmering water until smooth.

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Chocolate

Water

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Double Boiler

Baking Sheet

Remove chocolate from over water. Dip strawberries halfway into melted chocolate. Gently shake off excess chocolate; place on prepared sheet. Chill until chocolate is set, about 30 minutes and up to 6 hours.

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Strawberries

Chocolate

Dip

Water

Place strawberries around top edge of cake.

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Strawberries

Serve.

* Italian cream cheese available at Italian markets and many supermarkets.

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Cream Cheese