- Serves10 10-12
- CourseDessert
- Prepare20 mins
- Cook5 mins
- Total time25 mins
- Pluschilling time
Ingredients
- 350g soft cheese, at room temperature
- 100g caster sugar
- 2 Seville Oranges (scrubbed), zest of all, juice of 1 (about 80ml)
- 80g unsalted butter
- 200g ginger nut biscuits
- 300g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
- 150ml double cream
Method
In a bowl, use a balloon whisk to mix the soft cheese, sugar, juice, ½ of the orange zest and a pinch of salt, then set aside at room temperature. Grease and line the base and sides of a 20cm springform cake tin with baking parchment. Melt the butter in a pan over a low heat. Put the biscuits in a food processor and whizz to fine crumbs, then stir into the melted butter. Press the mixture into the base of the tin and a little up the sides. Chill until needed.
Break the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and set over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally, until melted. Cool until almost at room temperature, but still liquid. In a large bowl, whisk the cream until it forms soft peaks, then fold in the cooled chocolate. Fold in the soft cheese mixture with a pinch of salt until combined. Spoon on top of the chilled biscuit base, spreading it out with a spatula. Chill for at least 2 hours (or overnight).
To serve, carefully remove the cheesecake from the tin. Scatter over the remaining zest, plus a pinch of sea salt flakes if you like.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 2,167kJ/ 521kcals |
|---|---|
Fat | 37g |
Saturated Fat | 22.9g |
Carbohydrates | 38g |
Sugars | 27.1g |
Fibre | 3.9g |
Protein | 6.1g |
Salt | 0.6g |