I love cheesecake, especially baked cheesecake. I also love Eton mess, so I made the brave decision to combine the two. Actually there’s nothing brave about it, these two classics were obviously going to work together and I’m not the first person to do it. I have tried to make something pretty though and lurking beneath all that cream, strawberries and meringue is the hugest crack right in the middle of the cheesecake – so if your’s does the same, just cover it like I did!
I never used to think of a baked cheesecake as ‘patisserie’, however when someone like Christophe Michalak makes cheesecake, I think I can make it on here. I didn’t have a plan to make this dessert, but when Thornback & Peel got in touch and asked if I would like to have one of their tote bags and some of their items for a giveaway (mentioned later), I knew I had to make something thoroughly British for this British company. What better fruit to use than strawberries, especially as they have a range celebrating this amazing berry.
I’m a huge fan of Thornback & Peel, I own a lot of their products, from cushions to oven gloves and aprons, so I’m really pleased they asked me to share what I carry in my #TandPTote. Unsurprisingly, my tote generally contains food shopping, especially now there is a charge for plastic bags. I know that makes me sound very penny pinching, but instead of carrying a scrunched up ‘bag for life’ to the supermarket, I’d much rather have one of these totes stowed away in my handbag.
I opted for the rabbit and cabbage #TandPTote which is one of my favourites. I’m probably biased though as I had a house rabbit for 9 years! This bag is great, it’s the perfect size and you can fit a lot in it, it’s also very comfortable. If you feel like getting your own #TandPTote you can see them all here and if you use the code: PATISSERIE you can get a further 15% off a tote bag, or anything else from their range, the code is valid until midnight on 08/07/2016 and it cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts.
This cheesecake is really simple to make and it can be made in advance and then decorated just before serving. Also if you want to change things by using other berries, I wont mind, although I think it works best with strawberries.
Eton Mess Cheesecake
Ingredients
- ***Cheesecake***
- 150 g Digestive biscuits
- 75 g Unsalted butter plus extra for greasing
- 900 g Full-fat cream cheese
- 200 g Caster sugar
- 200 ml Soured cream
- 40 g Plain flour
- 3 Eggs
- 1 Egg yolk
- 2 Tsp Vanilla extract
- ***Mini meringues***
- 2 Egg whites
- 100 g Caster sugar
- ***To decorate***
- 300 ml Whipping Cream
- 400 g Strawberries
- 50 g Strawberry puree
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C Fan/350F/Gas 4 and grease and line the base of a 23cm cake tin that is at least 5cm deep.
- Place the biscuits in a food processor or mini chopper and blitz them until they are like breadcrumbs. Melt the butter and then pour in the biscuits and mix to coat evenly. Press the biscuits into the base of the prepared pan, use your hand to make sure they are pressed down evenly.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, then remove from the oven and put to one side to cool, reduce the oven temperature to 160C.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add the flour and soured cream and beat again.
- Slowly add the eggs and vanilla extract, beat the mixture so that it is fully combined. Pour the mixture onto the biscuit base and level with a spatula. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes, the cheesecake will be just set with a slight wiggle and a golden edge.
- Leave the cheesecake in the oven, with the door ajar and the oven off, this will help stop the cheesecake from cracking on top.
- While the cheesecake is cooling make the meringues, whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl and when they are white and frothy slowly add the sugar a spoonful at a time.
- Keep whipping the egg whites until they are thick and glossy and form a stiff peak.
- Using a French piping tip, pipe small meringue blobs onto a baking sheet lined with baking parchment.
- Bake the mini meringues preheat the oven to 120C/100C Fan, when up to temperature bake for 2 hours and leave in the oven to cool.
- To decorate the cooled cheesecake, whip the cream until it holds stiff peaks. Using a star piping nozzle pipe swirls of cream onto the cheesecake, so that all of the cream is used up and work upwards so the cream is higher in the middle.
- Drizzle the strawberry puree over the cream, you may not need all of it, but use as much as you like.
- Slice the strawberries and arrange them on top of the cream in a circular pattern and dot the top of the cheesecake with the cooked meringues.
Notes
Thornback & Peel have very kindly donated a strawberry gift set to giveaway to one of my readers. This has an RRP of £51 and I’m sure you’ll agree, it’s gorgeous.
Also if you want to buy one of their lovely tote bags, or anything else from their range, they have an exclusive 15% off code for my readers to use. Visit their site and use the code: PATISSERIE, the code is valid until midnight on 08/07/2016 and it cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts. Remember to share what you carry in your #TandPTote on social media too.
Thornback and Peel – Strawberry Gift Set Giveaway
Thanks for reading.
Angela
Margot
What a beautiful cheesecake! Can’t wait for summer and fresh strawberries 😉
patisseriemakesperfect
Thank you Margot, it’s amazing- you’ll love it!
Jodie Dodd
That cheesecake is gorgeous! I love cheesecake and my daughter just made two of them for her grad party from my mom’s old recipe. My god, it was to die for! I’m going to have her add the strawberries and meringue next time! Lol, my first thought when I saw your tote was – Stanley! 😀 Not surprised you opted for the bunny. I always use my own grocery bags, I keep them in the back of my car so I always have them. Trying to do what I can to cut down on the plastic. xx
patisseriemakesperfect
Aww Jodie you are so sweet for remembering Stanley! Bless him. Yes I love the rabbit stuff I can’t help myself.
Definitely dress up your next cheesecakes, this is so tasty. Baked cheesecake is one of my favourite desserts. x
Joanna Kasznicki
My purse, tissues and childrens bits and bobs
Suzanne Brown
my shopping.
laura stewart
all my shopping x
Jess Berkeley
I would carry my phone, purse and baby wipes, they’re always on hand 🙂 x
emma louise gough
I’d carry my purse and use it as a handbag
Keri Jones
I would carry snacks, a waterproof jacket and juice for my son 🙂 x
Beryl Drake
Is happily take it to town to carry my shopping
Emma Davison
Shopping
Michael O'Brien
Shopping
Kirsty Woods
My work stuff
Jo Glasspool
Some freshly picked fruit.
Emma Jane Fearn
What a gorgeous recipe!! So glad I’ve found this site.
Pauline Black
My packed lunch for work!
Liz ferguson
swimming
Tracey Baker
Would use it for lots of things Shopping Bingo Swimming it is gorgeous xx
Tricia Cowell
This would come in very useful for baby wipes, and the odd dinosaur I carry around for my 2 year old Grandson 😉
Caroline Signey
Spare clothes, wipes, etc for my kids
Rebecca Roberts
shopping x
Damian Thomas
id give it to my sister to use with her kids 🙂
Katy Bulcock
all my baking goodies 🙂 for a baking afternoon with a friend
Karl Borowy
rations for picnic
lesley182
my shopping!
Scott Fallon
i’d carry shopping
Michelle Pierce
a nice picnic and good book for a day at the beach
emilia nastaly-howard
all my shopping 🙂
melaburt
Fruit and vegetables from our local market
Julie camm
I’d carry shopping I do at my local shops. I love the design…
George Worboys Wright
Produce from the farmers market and our local farm shop 🙂
Sam Megansmummy Parkes
Would use it for my day to day shopping
Katie Harmer
I really love the design on this tote. I would definitely use it for carrying groceries and it would also be a good bag for carrying my Reiki Drum in.
Emma Perry
My grandsons bottle and snacks, and most likely his favourite toys x
Lynn Neal
I would carry treats for my grandson when I collect him from school!
Karen Howden
my kindle and my phone
Emma Hussain
Snacks for the children when we go out
Kim NJ Jones
I’d use it for food shopping 🙂
Mimicat
My book and a drink.
Jamie Millard
some tshirts when i go tshirt shopping.
MrRichTea
Fruit & Veggies
Tammy Bastian
my lovely ingredients to make some of these lovely recipes on this blog!!
Ali Thorpe
Typical shopping items.
Hayley Colburn
An umberella among other things, really seem to need one just lately 😀
zebedee01
ooh I would take it to the market for my fruit and veg 🙂
Jeanette Davenport
My phone, keys and a good book x
Natasha R-M
Umbrella and sunglasses – both essential daily items for any season in the UK.
madminx1
A book and suncream (hoping the sun will come out) and some snacks
holly walker
i would carry my fruit and vege
Patricia Avery
Clothes and toiletries for the showers when camping 🙂
Sheri Darby
My phone, book, purse and lunch
AG
I’d go all French and have a picnic with a full baguette hanging out of the top 😛
Kathy D
My sewing – always take my patchwork with me when I go out
Jemma Louise Dwyer
shopping x
christine westlake
shopping
Dale
my library books
Elaine Dale
grand-kid’s paraphernalia
Joanna Emery
I’d carry my work lunch
Lauren Main
My shopping!
AgentAllan
The shopping
Serena La Pietra
Cat food and milk as that’s all I seem to carry these days.
gina sudron
My phone and my summer survival essentials sun cream lip balm salt spray also facial mist
Andrew Hindley
Food for a picnic in the park
Gemma Massey
Book, iPad, kindle, phone xx
Susan Jackson
all my random shopping, those 5ps add up!
Elspeth McMillan
My shopping
Jean Vaughan
Always a book and reading glasses- essential wherever I go.
big orange
Everything – it would probably become my new handbag!
Chloe Bailey
My shopping and notebook! X
laura
I’d carry fresh fruit and vegetables
stephanie lovatt
my shopping
suey1969
shopping
Laura Whittle
Bits of shopping and my kids cardigans (they always take them off when we’re out and ask me to carry them)
Donna Large
for my shopping
Kat Allinson
I would use it to carry my bits and bobs that I take with me for my children.
Jodie Harvey
food shopping 🙂
Allan Fullarton
Food shopping
SUSANHOGGETT
shopping and impulse buys!
Stephen Little
My laptop.
Pauline Burroughs
I’d use it for my food shopping
Rebecca Howells
Fresh fruit and veg from the farm shop.
Fiona Sanderson
We have a market twice a week with lots of fresh fruit and veg. I think this would be perfect for my market bag! My current one is looking a bit sorry for itself!
louise
I would use it when I go to the beach, I often take the dogs for a walk there
michelle speight
my lunch for work
Lorraine Mabbitt
Food shopping
skelly58
goodies for going on a day out, tissues, wipes, a comb for going shopping.
sue wickins
my lunch
Iris Waldburger
I would carry it in my handbag to put all the bits and bobs in when out shopping in town
Donna
My food shopping
disqus_PJL2UVGriA
Fruit and vegetables; the softness of tote bags makes them ideal for that.
Kim Styles
my lunch box and purse etc for work
Bex Smith
my fruit and veg from market
Katie Skeoch
My purchases from the farmers market
Gillian Turner
Notebook and pen for when inspiration strikes!
Jules Smith Eley
I would carry my fruit and veg in it 🙂
Pam Smith
I’d carry my ukulele music!
Carly Belsey
My lunch for work 🙂
Laura Nice
All my food shopping!!
Charlotte Arnott
My knitting
Mary Chez
My mid week grocery shopping
Jo Hutchinson
A Beautiful cheesecake. I would carry my shopping bits.
Julie Ward
My light shopping, t’cakes, buns, biscuits etc,
Claire Nutman
My freshly baked goodies !
Susan Trubey
picnic
Helen W
I would carry my shopping in it if I won a Thornback & Peel tote.
Lucy Parissi
What an absolutely gorgeous cheesecake! I love Eton mess not sure why I never thought to combine the two. Looks amazing.
Rachel Butterworth
Wet wipes, sun cream, water and poo bags when I take my dog for a walk.
Emily Clark
My much too large food shop!
Hayley Elvin
Its ideal for carrying grocery shopping from the local shops
DAWN HULL
It would be ideal for carrying shopping.
sallycollingwood
My fruit
Corinne Peat
I would carry some shopping in it!
Natasha Barnes
Books, books and books!
jo liddement
My daily trip to the newsagent to buy the papers and fruit and vegetables
Stevie
I’d use the bag as an organiser for my important paperwork.
jo orr
I’d carry my iphone as I have the rabbit and lettuce cover on it, so I’d have a bag to match
C Kennedy
I would use it to carry my shopping in style
Milly
Summer picnic supplies!
Emma Nixon
My pack lunch for work
Natalie Crossan
Mid week shopping for me 😀
Tee simpson
Id carry my mid week shop in it
Jayne Townson
For shopping.
Jackie Allum
I use it for when I pick the fruit off our fruit trees, so I could carry them in the house safer than balancing them in my arms
KJS182
Shopping mostly though would be handy to take on holiday too
sharon martin
strawberries & cream 🙂
laura banks
my lunch for work
Maxine
It would be great to carry my fresh fruit and veggies from the greengrocer!
Michelle O'neill
snacks x
Solange
Shopping.
Laura Harrison
My beach stuff for when I go to the beach with my family xxx
Tracey Hunt
shopping
Hayley Lynch
I would take my packed lunch to work in it x
Jo Carroll
I’d carry my daily shop items…love totes – million times better than plastic carriers and they save you money.
Lara Davis
Would have to be our picnic
MANDY DOHERTY
For my shopping
Karen R
I’d use it for doing my local shopping trips to our village 🙂
Joy Buckenham
for my shopping
amy bondoc
id use it for shopping
Liane Amos
Shopping
Beky Austerberry
my shopping – thanks for the chance to win one
RogB
shopping
michelle smith
my shopping
Joanne Hutchings
I’d use it for quick trips to my local shop.
Philippa gerrard
i would fill it with my ingredients for that days baking session!
Helen Adams
My grocery shopping
Dorothy Merrett
Tote bags are great, this cheesecake looks wonderful
Caroline H
I’d tuck it into my pocket for the next Farmer’s Market. I always come home with more than I intend to!
Robyn s
I’d take it to the shops to buy fruit and veg, and come home with it full of cake!
Carole
My groceries
maci234
my shopping
Zoe Goulding
For family trips out, would be useful to store everything in
fluffypinkmarshmallow
My shopping
Kristy Leanne Brown
I would use it for my fruit
Michelle Ferguson
My shopping when I’m at work
Tania Atfield
I would put my shopping in town in it along with my purse and phone
Eileen Sumner
Shopping and a brolly
Liz Martinez
I’d use it to carry books, pencil case and other “essentials” when I’m out and about
Lyla
I would use it to carry my shopping
melanie stirling
I’d carry my shopping in it.
Amanda
I would use it to carry my groceries in
Isabel O
Probably shopping, I like to keep little bags with me all the time now the plastic bag charge is in effect.
Lucy Lucciano
my purse and any groceries i might buy
Kelly glen
I would use it to carry a picnic in.
sam macaree
i would carry my groceries
Crown
I would use it to carry shopping
Annette Oliver
My lunch to work
Anna
My shopping, perhapa for Eton Mess Cheesecake!
clairdownham
i would use for nights away or my holidays thankyou
holly_gibson
I’d hold my notebooks
isobelleforde
I think i would use this tote bag on weekends away at the Lakes and that sort of thing .. when you want to buy souvenirs and the odd cake but don’t want everybody to know just how many cakes you bought!
valbuk
Great to keep in the car for those impulse shopping purchases
Emily Knight
I’d use it for shopping trips to our local greengrocer!
Tracey Peach
I would use the beautiful Thornback & Peel tote bag to carry my strawberry’s back from the shops 🙂
Tracy K Nixon
To carry clothes and accessories shopping.
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Perfect Tracy – it’d look great too.
Barbara Handley
I would probably use it for popping into town to carry light items.
PatisserieMakesPerfect
The handles are really strong, so as long as your arms and shoulders are up to it, you could put a lot in here Barbara 🙂
Barbara Handley
That’s good to know.
Kitty Bywaters
To be honest I’d probably carry books in it to and from the library. I adore having a special book bag and the rabbits on it are just adorable!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Isn’t it just Kitty? It’d be the perfect book bag. I love my local library and regularly have to return cookery books I’ve borrowed etc. x
Kitty Bywaters
Borrowing cook books is such a fantastic idea! I’ve never actually done that but I think, now you’ve mentioned it, I might have to venture from the romance section to the cookery one!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
oh definitely, just be careful not to get anything on them! I am a bit of a messy cook. It’s great though, especially if I’m not sure if I want to buy them or not! x
PatisserieMakesPerfect
oh definitely, just be careful not to get anything on them! I am a bit of a messy cook. It’s great though, especially if I’m not sure if I want to buy them or not. x
julie e henderson
my fresh fruit & veg
PatisserieMakesPerfect
A woman after my own heart Julie!
Kate Bissell
Cheesecake looks divine. Brava.
It would be a hard decision whether or not to use the bag for food shopping like you, or to make it a project bag for my knitting. Tough call.
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thank you Kate! It tasted amazing.
This would make a perfect knitting bag, great for stowing away the needles etc. Maybe get two? 🙂