Toffee Cheesecake English

Today I want to share with you another Cheesecake recipe: Toffee Cheesecake! This cheesecake is dense, flavorful and delicious!

Serves 10 to 12:

For the Graham cracker crust:

• 1 ½ cups of graham cracker crumbs
• ¼ cup of packed light brown sugar
• ¼ cup of unsalted butter, melted

For the filling:

• 4 packages (each 8 oz/250 gr) of cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup of sour cream
• 1 ¼ cups of granulated sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 tbsp of pure vanilla extract
• 2 tsp of fresh lemon juice
• 5 oz of toffee candy bar, crushed

For the caramel topping (optional):

• 1 ¼ cups of granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup of water
• 1 cup of whipping cream (35%) at room temperature
• ½ cup of unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tsp of pure vanilla extract

Start by preheating your oven to 350°F (180°C).

For the crust, in a medium bowl, combine the graham crackers crumbs, brown sugar and butter. Press into the bottom of your cheesecake pan and freeze.

For the filling, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream and sugar on medium-high speed for 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in the vanilla and lemon juice. Fold in the crushed candy bar pieces. Pour the batter over your frozen crust. Bake it in your preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until the top is light brown and the center has a slight jiggle to it. Cool on a rack for 2 hours. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before decorating or serving.

For the optional topping, in a small saucepan over low heat, heat sugar and water until sugar melts. Increase heat and boil without stirring until mixture is a rich caramel color. It should take about 8 minutes. Reduce heat to low, add room-temperature cream, stirring constantly to smooth the bubbles. Mix in the butter until melted. Add the vanilla. Cool slightly. Pour about two-thirds of the mixture into center of the cake and spread out to edges. Chill your cake until the caramel is set (about 2 hours).

You can decorate your Cheesecake with fresh homemade whip cream and drizzles of caramel or crushed toffee candy bar. When it comes to decoration: you can do whatever you want to do!