Ingredients
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- For the Strawberry Sakura Cheesecake:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup strawberry puree
- 1 tsp sakura extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp powdered gelatin
- 3 tbsp cold water
- For the Strawberry Core:
- 3/4 cup strawberry puree
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp powdered gelatin
- 1 tbsp cold water
- For the Blush Pink Glaze:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup white chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp powdered gelatin
- 3 tbsp cold water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 drops pink food coloring
- For Garnish (optional):
- Fresh strawberry slices
- Edible cherry blossom petals
- White chocolate curls
Instructions
- 1. Bloom the gelatin for the strawberry core in cold water for 5 minutes.
- 2. Heat strawberry puree, sugar, and lemon juice until warm.
- 3. Stir in the bloomed gelatin until dissolved.
- 4. Pour into small cube molds and freeze until firm.
- 5. Bloom the gelatin for the cheesecake in cold water for 5 minutes.
- 6. Beat cream cheese, sugar, strawberry puree, sakura extract, and vanilla until smooth.
- 7. Warm a small portion of the cream and dissolve the gelatin, then mix into the cheesecake mixture.
- 8. Whip the remaining cream to soft peaks and fold into the mixture.
- 9. Fill cube molds halfway with cheesecake mixture.
- 10. Place a frozen strawberry core in the center of each cube and cover with remaining cheesecake mixture.
- 11. Freeze for at least 6 hours or until completely firm.
- 12. Bloom the gelatin for the glaze in cold water.
- 13. Heat sugar, water, and condensed milk until steaming.
- 14. Remove from heat and stir in gelatin and white chocolate until smooth.
- 15. Add vanilla extract and pink food coloring, then blend until glossy.
- 16. Cool glaze to about 90°F (32°C).
- 17. Unmold frozen cheesecake cubes and place on a wire rack.
- 18. Pour blush pink glaze evenly over each cube.
- 19. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
- 20. Garnish with strawberry slices, cherry blossom petals, and white chocolate curls.
Nutrition
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 34 g
- Fat: 18 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Protein: 4 g