June 19, 2011. Paul Hixon
credit: Theme Park MomEaster is the period of the year when we eat more chocolate, but even chocoholic can suffer from choco-hungover. If you just can’t stand to eat another piece of chocolate, don’t let it dry in the cupboard, wait a couple of days until you feel less less bloated, then give it another shape: chocolate cheesecake.
And if you’re tired of cheesecakes as well then I have the solution, a classic tiramisu. Or, if you want to start from something basic, try this easy tiramisu recipe.
However, these are the Ingredients for 8 people for our chocolate cheesecake.
150gr rich tea biscuits, crumbled (I know that other types are normally used, like digestive or with ginger, but I prefer the old-fashioned plain rich tea)
100gr butter
500gr cheese spread ( I use Philadelphia)
2 eggs
150gr dark chocolate (since we’re recycling don’t be afraid to mix & match whatever leftover you hace, dark, white, milk chocolate)
150gr sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
My method to crumble the biscuits: wrap them in a clean cloth and crush them with a rolling pin, then pour the crumbles in a bowl. Melt the butter in the microwave and add it to the biscuits, then put the bowl in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Work the cheese with a fork until smoother then add the sugar, the vanilla extract and one egg at the time and mix with a wooden spoon then divide the cream in two bowls. Melt the chocolate on a low heat and add it to one of the bowls and stir until amalgamated.
Grease and dust a loose-bottomed tin with butter and flour and pour the biscuits mix in it. Press it and level it with a spatula then add the cheese cream without chocolate, then the other one.
Preheat the oven at 170ºC, and bake for 40-50 minutes. Once it’s ready, let it cool completely, then leave it in the fridge for 8-10 hours before serving.
Updated June 19, 2011. Published May 6, 2011. Paul Hixon
