Mmm, doesn't that cake look great - a baked cheesecake (here's Donna's classic baked cheesecake recipe for you to see), with fresh local Scottish strawberries. This beauty was a Donna Hay recipe that I cut from a Sunday newspaper colour supplement, and it didn't disappoint. The original recipe was actually for a pear and cinnamon cake, but when I read it through the pears were actually just for decoration on top. They were cooked to start with in a sugary syrup, and placed on top at the end, with the syrup drizzled over, but still...
I felt that it was going to be a fair bit of extra time and work involved, for not that much pay-off. So I cheated a little. I made the cake according to the recipe instructions (I always do that the first time, then I write notes in case I want to tweak things for subsequent bakings) and that was all fine and went well. I felt it looked a bit naked when fully done - smelt amazing, but looked naked. We had some fresh berries in the fridge, so on they went, with a touch of real Canadian maple syrup for added taste. You can't really see the drizzle in the photo, but it was there...
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