White Chocolate Cheesecake
Everyone loves cheesecake and what could be better than a recipe for white chocolate cheesecake? A rich and decadent desert, this white chocolate cheesecake is best served in very thin slices. There are a couple of ways to garnish your cheesecake. One is with fruit.
Another nice garnish is to simply dust the top with cocoa powder.
White Chocolate Cheesecake
Yield:
8
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
45 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour
Biscuit, chocolate, cream cheese and sour cream. This is a rich dessert that you won't want to miss.
Ingredients
For the base
- 2 oz butter
- 1 oz dark chocolate
- 5 oz graham crackers/digestive biscuits, crushed
For the filling:
- 10 oz white chocolate
- 14 oz full fat cream cheese
- 2 eggs
- 5 fl oz soured cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
To serve
- Cocoa powder, for dusting
- 8 oz strawberries, cherries, or raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300F/160°C/ fan 140°C/ gas mark 3.
- Grease and line the base of an 8 inch deep spring form cake tin with parchment paper.
For the Base:
- Melt butter and chocolate in small saucepan, over a low heat.
- Stir in the crushed biscuits and mix well.
- Pour the biscuit mix into the cake tin and press evenly over the base.
- Chill in the fridge.
For the filling:
- Break the white chocolate into a bowl and melt very gently over a pan of hot water.
- Be very careful not to let the chocolate get too hot and stir occasionally with a spoon until runny and smooth.
- Whisk the cream cheese and eggs together in a large bowl until smooth
- Add the sour cream and vanilla and whisk again until completely smooth with no lumps.
- Stir in the melted chocolate and mix together well.
- Pour in the tin and spread evenly over the chilled base.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes until firm around the edge and just set in the middle.
- Remove from the oven.
- Using a small palette knife run the knife around the edge of the tin and then allow to cool and chill.
- Remove the outside ring and lift base onto serving plate.
To serve: Dust with cocoa powder and decorate with a few fresh strawberries or raspberries.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 589Total Fat: 43gSaturated Fat: 25gCholesterol: 136mgSodium: 330mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 1gSugar: 30gProtein: 10g
Last Updated on April 21, 2023 by Carleen
