Cool and Creamy Cheesecake

 This is extremely delicious, and it's also fairly easy to make. I had this for my birthday cake a couple of weeks ago. Something a bit different - a cheesecake for a birthday cake! :-)

Ingredients:

Crumb Crust:
90g melted butter
1 1/2 cups sweet biscuit crumbs
2 tablespoons cocoa

Filling:
1 1/2 tablespoons gelatine
1/3 cup cold water
500g Philadelphia brand cream cheese (softened at room temperature) [any brand of cream cheese will do. ;-) ~Elise]
3/4 cup castor sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups semi-whipped cream
strawberries (optional)
whipped cream (optional)

Method:

Crumb Crust:
Combine melted butter, biscuit crumbs and cocoa. Press onto the bottom of a 23cm non-stick spring form pan. Chill.

Filling:
Soak gelatine in cold water, dissolve over hot water. Beat softened cream cheese until smooth, gradually add the sugar, lemon juice, lemon rind and milk. Add the dissolved gelatine and blend well. Fold in cream. Pour into prepared crumb crust. Chill until firm. Decorate with whipped cream and strawberries if desired. makes 8-10 servings.

~Any questions about ingredients, measurements, etc., please leave a comment and I'll do my best to help. 

Elise