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18.4.07

first: crust. Crust should be graham crackers, which are very sadly not available here: instead, there are caramelgebacken, which come individually wrapped, and vollkorn cookies, which come in a yellow box. A generous cup, crumbled. 1/4 cup butter. Some sugar. Find a friend with a 9" springform pan, having buttered the bottom and sides; press into the bottom, and wax paper makes it easier. bake at 175C for 15 minutes maximum, until it appears crunchy and a little bit browner. (Not a lot browner.)

next: cheese. 4 packets cream cheese which have been not in the fridge for at least an hour or two or quite possibly more, and 1 packet mascarpone. Slightly less generous cup sugar. Big spoonful of vanille-zucker, since there is no such thing as vanilla extract, and on an average day, quite honestly i don't miss it. Small spoonful of corn starch, which also comes in a yellow box and starts with an M. Hope the friend has a nice mixer: you will need it, especially if your cream cheese was in the fridge more recently than one might hope for. 3 eggs, added one at a time and mixed thoroughly in between.

next (note that this is a ridiculously messy recipie and will use every pot and every bowl and every spoon in your kitchen): strawberry. Frozen. About half of one large (500g, i think) packet, vaguely melted. Hope the friend has a blender, too. One large spoonful corn starch. A little extra sugar, a little extra water: should be a little more liquidy than the cheese mix.

Alternately, pour cheese and strawberry on the crust, mixing a bit in between and swirling at the end to make it pretty. Bake an hour at 175C without opening the oven door; then, apparently, we didn't, but you're supposed to let it be still in the oven for a little while. Make space in the fridge. Cool for a minimum of several hours.

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