Strawberry rose cheesecake cupcakes

Strawberry Rose Cheesecakes

Valentine’s Day is coming up and we have the perfect dessert to serve your friends, coworkers, or family! These strawberry rose cheesecakes are a fun twist to your traditional personal cheesecakes. With the strawberry covered in sugar on the top it gives the cake a fun and loving feel.

So get your Valentine’s Day shopping list started by adding these ingredients:

Crust:

2 c. Graham cracker crumbs

1/4c. Sugar

1/2c. Butter (melted)

Filling:

8 oz. Cream cheese(softened)

1 c. Heavy whipping cream

1/2 c. Sour cream

2/3 c. Powdered sugar (sifted)

2 tsp. Vanilla

Strawberry roses:

12 strawberries

Small bowl of sugar

Directions

Step 1:

Crush graham crackers. Mix cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until combined. Press 2 tbsp. of mixture into the bottom of cupcake pan. Freeze until firm.

Step 2:

Measure out heavy cream and with an electric mixer mix until cream is at a firm peak. Approximately 3-4 minutes. Transfer whipped cream to another bowl.

Step 3:

Mix together cream cheese, vanilla and sour cream. Sift in powdered sugar and mix until combined.

Step 4:

Fold in whipped cream until incorporated.

Step 5:

Add 1/3 c. of cheesecake mixture to each graham cracker crust. Smooth with a spatula and set in freezer for 1 hour.

Step 6:

While cheesecakes are chilling prepare your strawberry roses. To do this, wash your strawberries, cut off leaves and pat dry. Start by slicing in a petal at the base of the strawberry. Slice 3 petals around the base. The next petals are going to be a little further up the strawberry, use the same concept as before. Just be careful not to cut the petals completely off. Complete the Rose by cutting a third layer of petals toward the point of the strawberry. The last step is to dip the finished rose into sugar to give it a shimmery look.

Place a Rose on the top of each cheesecake. Serve and enjoy!

Nothing is better than a good piece of cheesecake. I served theses personal strawberry rose cheesecakes at a family function not to long ago and by the time I went through the food line they were gone! Cheesecake always seems to be a big hit no matter who your audience is.

These  blissful Canadian Butter Tarts are the hit of the party also. Yum!

Here is another fabulous strawberry cheesecake dessert.