I found this recipe while looking for a dessert to enter in our company's annual blackberry contest featuring many entries of delectable blackberry treats and blind-judged by several different "higher-ups" in the company. This recipe was very easy to make in steps. I was able to whip this up while I also cooking dinner caring for our demanding toddler etc. Made crust first put in the fridge. Then the next time I had a breather I whipped up the filling. Filling sat for a bit before I could put it all together and throw in the oven. I made a mistake on the crust and melted 8 tbsp (a whole cube) of butter instead of 6. I had already added the crushed wafers to the butter so I just crushed up and added more wafers until the consistency was right. I ended up using a total of 53 wafers. It turned out very well. I used small-curd cottage cheese and it blended smooth easily. I substituted orange juice for the brandy. I also used frozen blackberries which I would not recommend. It was a lot of extra work to get them dry enough to use. Plus they were sour and not as big and juicy and sweet as the fresh ones I could have picked on our hill (I should have sent the kids out to pick them!). I used the 8" springform pan - but next time I would use the 9" because the cake did not get as done as I wanted it to in the center. I baked it at 375 deg. for 57 minutes! I'm pleased to say that this cheesecake was awarded the second place prize in the contest! Enjoy!
I have made this recipe at least a couple dozen times. It is my standby when bringing a dessert to a gathering and is so popular with family and friends that it is requested often. The texture is amazingly silky and light! The flavor is lovely whether I use cherry brandy or kirsh. My favorite fruit choices for this are sour cherries or blackberries and I often put a sour cream and sugar layer over the top just before the fruit topping which tastes as great as it looks. I sometimes make it with a graham cracker crust just for variety. Fabulous!
Great recipe. I put the berries in a blender with some sugar then swirled it into the filling. Came out wonderful!
Cottage Cheese makes the flavor a little lighter than other cheesecakes I have made. My mother-in-law is from Germany and she loved it. I used blueberries in the cake & did not make the topping i just used fresh blueberries to top the cake after baking. It was sweet enought without the glaze.
I love this cheesecake. I use a frozen berry blend (strawberries blueberries red raspberries and blackberries) buying two bags. I thaw them put one in the dessert following the recipe and mix the other with sugar for topping. Mmmmm.
Fluffy creamy & delicious! This cheesecake - made with blueberries orange juice & the syrup from a jar of meraschino cherries (instead of the brandy) was the most perfect cheesecake I have made yet!
Terrific cheesecake! I didn't have cherry brandy on hand and used raspberry liqueur but followed the instructions otherwise. Flavour is amazing and texture is perfect even if I wasn't sure about cottage cheese at first.
Fabulous! I added another half to the recipe to fill my 9 inch pan. I also used frozen black raspberries. I baked it for 40 minutes in my convection oven (no water bath) and then just let it set there in the oven for another 2-3 hours. It was done perfectly and no cracks! I took it to a church function and everyone raved about how good it looked and tasted. I will definitely use this recipe again.
I have made this recipe six times now and have had six huge successes! Family and friends alike rave over it even the "cheesecake purists" are impressed. Now that the season for fresh berries is past I am using those from my freezer with no problems. It works well with a graham cracker crust too.
Good easy to make cheesecake. Not as sweet as I expected. A little grainy. Everybody enjoyed it though!
