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Chocolate cheesecake i.e. chocolate heaven
Posted by: realistic bird on: December 10, 2009
This is one of my favorite Nigella Lawson recipes aptly named chocolate heaven. A few teaspoons of this gorgeous cake and you have your fix of chocolate. I highly recommend it.
Cheesecake base:
• 1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs (or digestive if you wish)
• 1/2 stick butter (1/4 cup or 60g)
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
Cheesecake filling:
• 6 [...]
Ricotta Honey Cheesecake
Posted by: realistic bird on: June 14, 2009
I used honey from bees who fed on orange blossoms. This is a heavy tasting cheesecake but worth it, keeps well in the fridge. I suggest you keep the garnish in an individual dish and used when needed.
Greek thyme honey, traditionally used in this cheesecake, adds an intriguing herbal flavour. Closer to home, try wildflower [...]
No bake Raspberry Cheesecake
Posted by: realistic bird on: May 28, 2009
Serves 8-10
Ingredients:
Base:
250g digestive biscuits, crushed
2 tablespoons sugar
100g butter, melted
Filling:
¼ cup water
2 tablespoons gelatin powder
500g cream cheese, at room temperature
1/3 cup lemon juice
½ cup sugar
1 ¼ cup whipping cream
250g o frozen raspberries
2 tablespoons sugar, extra
Method:
Base:
1) Mix crushed biscuits, butter, and sugar in a bowl until they are moist. Press the mixture on the base and [...]
Rich orange cheesecake
Posted by: realistic bird on: May 2, 2009
Ingredients:
Biscuit case:
225g digestive biscuits, crushed
115g butter, melted
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
3-4 tablespoons sugar (optional)
Filling:
700g full-fat soft cheese or cream cheese, at room temperature
200g caster sugar
2 tablespoons plain flour
3 eggs
115g butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
With serving dish:
3-4 sweet oranges, peeled and segmented
3-4 table spoons apricot jam
Method:
Biscuit case:
1) Combine the biscuits, melted butter [...]
Baked strawberry cheesecake
Posted by: realistic bird on: April 23, 2009
To make the cheesecake I just used the filling in this tart recipe from joyofbaking.com, the rest is a simple base. I also didn’t use raspberries because we don’t have any and if I find some they are usually frozen so instead I used strawberries.
Ingredients:
Base:
250g digestive biscuits
100g of butter, melted
Filling:
4 ounces (125 grams) cream cheese, [...]
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