Strawberry Cheesecake with evaporated milk in recognition of Festa Frawli (strawberry)
A beautiful cheesecake in remembrance of childhood memories where we ate strawberries mashed with evaporated milk. And also to celebrate Festa Frawli - a yearly strawberry festival in Mgarr, Malta. Where my mum's family is originally from. Use a 23 cm round cake tin which has a loose bottom. To make sure your mixture sets properly make sure you freeze your evaporated milk tin for about 2 hours.
Author: www.amaltesemouthful.com (Marlene Zammit)
Cuisine: Maltese inspired
Ingredients
4 gelatin sheets
cold water
200ml evaporated milk frozen for two hours
150 grams sponge cake to line a 23 cm round cake tin
600 grams cream cheese
1 lemon zested and juiced
250 grams chopped strawberries
2 to 4 tablespoons caster sugar
8 mint leaves finely chopped
100 grams chopped strawberries to decorate
Instructions
Place gelatin sheets in cold water for about ten minutes.
On a stove top warm 100 ml evaporated milk (don't boil). Add in the gelatin sheets which have had the water removed. Mix well.
In a bowl mix by hand the cream cheese and sugar. I only use two tablespoons but taste and add more if you prefer. Remember the lemon juice and strawberries will also sweeten the mixture.
Add in the lemon zest and juice, the chopped strawberries and mint.
Mix in the gelatin evaporated milk mixture. Place in the fridge.
In a cake tin line the base with the sponge cake.
Take 200 ml of the semi frozen evaporated milk and whisk with a electric beater. The evaporated milk should froth up in about ten minutes to double in size.
Fold this into the cream cheese mixture. The mixture should be whipped cream in thickness.
Pour this into the cake tin. Let set overnight.
Serve with chopped strawberries to decorate but if you have any evaporated milk left over you can also mash this with the strawberries. You can also add a little sugar too.
Decorate further with mint leaves and lemon zest.
Recipe by A Maltese Mouthful at https://www.amaltesemouthful.com/strawberry-cheesecake-recognition-festa-frawli-strawberry/