Aline's Cherry Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• Base Ingredients:
• 6 oz. of Crumbled Mcvites Digestive Biscuits
• 3 oz. of Melted Butter
• 1 Heaped Dessert Spoon of Castor Sugar
• Filling Ingredients:
• 1 Package of Dream Topping
• ½ cup of Cold Water
• ½ tsp. of Vanilla Essence (Vanilla Extract)
• ½ cup of Icing Sugar
• 2 Tbsp. of Fresh Lemon Juice
• 4 oz. of Philadelphia Cream Cheese (but actually use 6oz)
• 1 Tin of Black Cherries
• 1 Heaped Tbsp. of Arrowroot (or cornflour) mixed with the cherry juice

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F).
2. Mix the base ingredients together; press into a ring cake tin.
3. Bake for 7 mins (may not need the whole time, just until its lightly browned).
4. Start beating dream topping and cold water together; add the sugar while beating. Finish beating when stiff (use hand mixer).
5. Add vanilla, lemon juice, & cream cheese; beat until thick and smooth.
6. When base is cool, spread filling over the base.
7. Then in a cup, blend the arrowroot(or cornflour) with a small portion of the cherry juice (enough that you get a smooth, but not thin mixture). Put the rest of the juice in a pot on the stove. Very carefully start bringing the juice to a boil; before it reaches a boil, add the thickened arrowroot/juice mixture to the pot. If it doesn't thicken enough, add a tad bit more arrowroot (mixed with small amount of water) to the pot.
8. Once at a boil, take the juice off the stove and cool down. When it is cool, spread over the filling carefully (try not to mix with the filling).
9. Place cherries over top.
10. Refrigerate for a few hours before eating.