Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Mix together the white cake mix and box of strawberry Jello in a mixing bowl.

Step 3

Add 2 Large eggs, ¼ cup oil, and ⅔ cup milk to the mixing bowl, and beat on high until well combined and smooth.

Step 4

Separate the mixture into 2 well greased 9 inch cake pans, and bake for 20-25 minutes until cooked through. Let cool completely, and then remove from the pans.

Step 5

Place 16 oz of cream cheese, ¼ cup of cornstarch and ½ cup of heavy whipping cream into a mixing bowl. Blend until creamy.

Step 6

Mix the eggs into the cream cheese mixture one at a time until well blended.

Step 7

Beat 1 cup of sugar and 2 teaspoons of vanilla into the mixture until creamy and smooth.

Step 8

Place 3 cups of the cheesecake mixture into a well greased 9 inch cake pan, and bake for 30 minutes or until lightly browned on the edges and cooked through. Let cool to room temperature, and then place in the fridge to chill further.

Step 9

In a food processor or blender, combine 15 shortbread cookies, 4 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp cold water until a cookie dough like mixture as been formed.

Step 10

Press the mixture into the bottom of a well greased 9 inch springform pan, and bake for 15 minutes.

Step 11

Add the rest of the cheesecake batter to the top of the cookie crust in the Springform pan, and bake for 30 minutes or until the cheesecake is cooked through. Let cool to room temperature, and then place into the fridge to chill further.

Step 12

Place one package of shortbread cookies into a food processor or blender with 3 tbsp of butter and 2 tbsp cold water, and blend until cookies crumbles have formed.

Step 13

Reserve half of the cookie crumbs in a bowl.

Step 14

To the food processor with the other half of the cookie crumbs, add a box of strawberry Jello and a few drops of red food coloring. Blend until well combined.

Step 15

Spread the white and red crumbs out on a baking sheet, and bake for 10 minutes. Crumble once cooled, and blend together.

Step 16

In a mixing bowl, combine the ingredients for the icing, and beat on high until smooth and creamy.

Step 17

Place the cookie crust cheesecake layer on a serving platter or cake stand.

Step 18

Add one of the strawberry cake layers on top of that.

Step 19

Place the crustless cheesecake layer next, and follow it up with the remaining cake layer.

Step 20

Ice the entire cake, the tops and the sides.

Step 21

Press the cookie crumbles all over the cake, the top and the sides included.

Step 22

Let the cake chill in the fridge for an hour or more before serving.