Strawberry Cheesecake

I think this is the best cheesecake you can ever have!

Lots of my friends tried it and all agree with me!

Ingredients for Strawberry filling:

- 300 grams strawberries, hulled
-1/2 cup sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon

Graham cracker crust:

- 2 cups graham cracker finely crushed or graham crumbs
- 2 tablespoons sugar (white or brown)
- 1/2 cup butter , melted

Cheese cake filling:

- 600 grams cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

Strawberry filling:
In a saucepan place strawberries and sugar. Cook until boiling. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to gently boil until becomes thick and syrupy.

Cheesecake:
Grease the 9 inch (23 cm) springform pan.
preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.

Crust:
In a medium sized bowl combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter.
press the crumbs evenly over the bottom of the pan about 1 inch (2.5cm). cover and refrigerate.

Filling:
Beat cream cheese , sugar and flour until smooth.
Add eggs one at a time and beating well after each addition about 40 seconds.
Add cream and vanilla beat till incorporated.
Remove the crust from the fridge and pour half of the cheesecake filling and on top spoon 1/2 cup of strawberry filling over the cheesecake batter and then swirl gently with a knife.
Top with remaining batter and spoon another half of strawberry filling on to of batter and swirl gently.
Place the pan on a large baking tray to catch the drips and place in the oven.
Bake for 15 minutes and then lower the temperature to 250 degree F continue to bake for 60 minutes or until firm and only a little wet on the center.
Remove from oven and carefully run a knife around the inside edge of the pan to loosen the cake.
Let it cool then transfer to fridge and chill for at least 8 hours.
Enjoy.