Skip to main content

Chocolate orange cheesecake

 

Chocolate orange cheesecake
Chocolate orange cheesecake
This decadent baked cheesecake is a chocolate-lovers dream! Remember to give yourself a day to make it, as it needs to set overnight.



Equipment and preparation: You will need 1 x 20cm/8in spring form tin.

Ingredients

For the cheesecake

  • 75g/2½oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
  • 175g/6oz chocolate digestive biscuits, finely crushed
  • 200g/7oz dark chocolate with orange, roughly chopped
  • 3 tbsp fine-shred orange marmalade
  • 600g/1lb 5oz full-fat cream cheese
  • 175g/6oz caster sugar
  • 3 medium free-range eggs
  • 200g/7oz soured cream
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 orange, zest finely grated

For the glaze

  • 100g/3½oz dark chocolate with orange, finely chopped
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 50g/1¾oz full-fat milk
  • 2 tsp runny honey
Recipe tips

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 170C/150C Fan/Gas 3. Grease and line the base of a 20cm/8in spring form tin with buttered baking paper.

  2. Melt the butter, then mix with the crushed biscuits. Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and press into an even layer over the base. Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 4–5 minutes, or until firm.

  3. Melt the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water or in the microwave on a low heat. Stir until smooth, then leave to cool slightly. Melt the marmalade in a small pan over a low heat or in the microwave. Stir until smooth.

  4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the cream cheese with the sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, soured cream and cornflour, and whisk again to bring everything together. Add the melted chocolate, marmalade and orange zest and mix again until thoroughly combined.

  5. Carefully pour the mixture into the tin on top of the biscuit base, place on a solid baking tray and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 50 minutes, or until the edges of the cheesecake are firm and the middle is just set. Remove from the oven and leave the cheesecake to cool to room temperature. Cover and chill in the fridge overnight.

  6. To make the glaze, combine the chocolate, butter, milk and honey in a small saucepan and melt over a low heat, stirring until smooth. Cool for 3 minutes before pouring the glaze over the cheesecake in an even layer. Allow the glaze to set before serving.

Recipe Tips

You could further garnish with chocolate curls and orange segments, and even a bowl of lightly whipped cream if you wanted!


https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chocolate_cheesecake_16545

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Turkish flatbread with minced beef, herbs and spices

  Turkish flatbread with minced beef, herbs and spices This quick and easy Turkish flatbread has a spiced minced beef topping. It's a brilliant way to use beef mince, and tastes great with a drizzle of minted yoghurt. Ingredients For the topping 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 250g/9oz minced beef or lamb 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp hot smoked paprika 2–3 tsp tomato purée ½ tsp fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper fresh mint and coriander leaves, to serve For the dough 200g/7oz Greek-style yoghurt 200g/7oz self-raising flour, plus extra for rolling 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp cumin seeds For the minted yoghurt 4 tbsp Greek-style yoghurt 1 heaped tbsp finely chopped fresh mint leaves Method Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Lightly oil a large baking tray and place in the oven to heat. To make the dough, put all the ingredients in a large bow...
Post a Comment
Read more

Twice-cooked sticky duck

Ingredients For the duck 1 strip pared  orange  zest 6 duck legs 6 garlic cloves, smashed thumb-sized piece  ginger , sliced 1 ½ tsp Chinese five-spice powder 100ml dark soy sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp golden caster sugar 50ml Shaohsing rice wine To glaze 1 tbsp  honey ½ tsp Chinese five-spice powder To serve halved and sliced cucumber coriander leaves sliced  chilli cooked  rice Method The day before eating, tip all the ingredients for the duck into a pan and just cover with water. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat, cover and simmer gently for 1 hr 30 mins until the duck is really tender (or a slow cooker for 4 hrs would be ideal). Remove the duck from the liquid, leave to cool, then chill in the fridge, uncovered. Chill the liquid separately too.  Can be done up to 3 days ahead and kept in the fridge, covered, or frozen for up to 3 months...
Post a Comment
Read more

Battenberg cake

  Battenberg cake Battenberg cake is a true classic for afternoon tea. The Hairy Bikers' recipe makes it foolproof. Ingredients For the cake 175g/6oz softened butter, plus extra for greasing 175g/6oz golden caster sugar 3 free-range eggs 175g/6oz self-raising flour ½ tsp vanilla extract red food colouring paste For the covering 6 tbsp apricot jam 500g/1lb 2oz ready-made marzipan 2–3 tbsp icing sugar, for rolling. Method Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Grease a 20cm/8in square, loose-based cake tin with butter. Take a 30cm x 20cm/12in x 8in strip of baking parchment and make a 8cm/3in fold in the centre. This will create a division in the cake so that the two differently coloured sponges can be cooked at the same time. Line the tin with the baking parchment, keeping the division in the centre. Put the butter, sugar, eggs, flour and vanilla in a food processor and pulse until well combined. Transfer the batter to a bowl set on sc...
Post a Comment
Read more