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Rose Cheesecake

2nd August 2011 By Urvashi Roe Leave a Comment

This is a lovely creamy baked cheesecake which is based on an Indian rose flavoured drink called ‘Falooda’.  It’s like a milkshake and knickerbocker glory rolled into one.  Rose flavoured milk, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, jelly chunks and a sprinkling of nuts.

I like a thick crumb crust but if you prefer a thin one, just halve the quantities below.  Also, I’ve never tried this with rosewater because I always have rose syrup on the shelf.  You can source it from Indian food stores.

You’ll need

For the crumb crust

  • 200g digestive biscuits
  • 140g coarsely ground pistachio nuts
  • 140g soft unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp plain flour

 For the cheesecake

  • 300g cream cheese
  • 140g caster sugar
  • 60g soft unsalted butter
  • 60g ground almonds
  • 60g fine semolina
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 tbsp rose syrup

For serving and decoration

  • 1 tbsp icing sugar for dusting
  • Fresh roses or rose petals

Equipment

  • 25cm loose bottomed cake tin
  • KitchenAid/Electric Mixer

To make it

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C.
  2. Grease and line the cake tin and set aside.
  3. Make the crumb crust.  Melt the butter and set aside.
  4. Crush the digestive biscuits using your preferred method.  I give them to my daughter in a food bag, seal it and then ask her to give it a good bashing with a rolling pin. She is more meticulous about getting all the lumps out than me!
  5. Mix the nuts, flour and honey into the breadcrumbs and then add the melted butter until it’s all well combined.
  6. Press this down into the base of the cake tin.
  7. Make the cheesecake mix. Separate the eggs and set aside.
  8. Beat the butter, caster sugar and cream cheese in a KitchenAid (or with an electric mixer) with a paddle attachment until it is soft and fluffy.
  9. Beat the egg yolks into the mixture until combined.
  10. Fold in the ground almonds, fine semolina and rose syrup.
  11. Whisk the egg whites in a separate bowl until you get stiff peaks and then fold these into the creamy mixture.
  12. Pour the whole mixture into the cake tin and then bake for approx 40 minutes until golden brown and starting to come away from the sides.
  13. Leave it in the tin to cool and then turn it out onto a serving platter.
  14. To serve.  Dust the top of the cheesecake with icing sugar and decorate with rose petals or rose heads.
To serve this more like the ‘Falooda’ drink I love, add some chopped up strawberry jelly and pistachios on top of each slice.  To be even more decadent, add a scoop of ice cream! Yummmm…
Couldn’t resist entering this into Lavender and Lovage Teatime Treats Floral Challenge.

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Comments

  1. Holly @ Recipes from a normal mum says

    2nd August 2011 at 10:50 pm

    Ooh, I am a recent convert to rose flavoured food so will have to give this a crack. Sounds fragrant and lovely. x

    Reply
    • Urvashi @ The Botanical Baker says

      3rd August 2011 at 7:03 pm

      Twas very fragrant but that have been supplemented by me sitting next to our Rose bush!

      Reply
  2. Chef Jae says

    3rd August 2011 at 6:31 pm

    Looks delish Urvashi, I mean straight sides on a baked cheesecake – I think you’ve done the impossible =]

    Reply
    • Urvashi @ The Botanical Baker says

      3rd August 2011 at 7:01 pm

      Why thank you Chef!

      Reply
  3. Vicky says

    15th August 2011 at 11:21 am

    I made this at the weekend, was lovely

    Reply
    • Urvashi @ The Botanical Baker says

      16th August 2011 at 10:56 am

      Brilliant! Well done

      Reply
  4. Choclette says

    23rd August 2011 at 6:28 am

    This sounds gorgeous. I’m a fan of all things rose and I think I would be very happy to savour a slice of your cheesecake. I’m particularly into rose this month – we have it as the special ingredient for We Should Cocoa – only 3 days left if you fancied making something with rose and chocolate! http://choclogblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/we-should-cocoa-august-challenge.html

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    • Urvashi @ The Botanical Baker says

      27th August 2011 at 7:58 pm

      Mmmmm Rose with chocolate sounds lovely.

      Reply
  5. Karen Burns Booth says

    30th May 2012 at 2:42 pm

    A perfectly fabulous floral entry and such a lovely recipe thanks Urvashi! I love your photo and have a VERY strong liking for rose essence/water/syrup with chocolate too…..a beautiful Tea Time Treats entry thanks! Karen

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      30th May 2012 at 2:42 pm

      Thanks Karen 🙂

      Reply
  6. Hind Ahmed says

    31st August 2015 at 9:40 pm

    Pls.. why i should separate the eggs.. is it must ..can i put the eggs without separate the yolks?? Thanks

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      1st September 2015 at 7:50 am

      Hi you can but it will make the cheesecake denser. Whisking the egg whites and folding them in keeps it light and airy

      Reply

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