White chocolate and strawberry cheesecake - recipe
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Prepare
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Serves
12 -
Skill
Easy
Ingredients
For the base
- 100 g Nuts mixed, chopped
- 100 g Digestive biscuits
- 85 g Butter (unsalted) melted
For the topping
- 150 ml Double cream
- 3 Gelatine leaves sheets
- 300 g Cream cheese full fat
- 250 g Mascarpone cheese
- 350 g Strawberries
- 2 tbsp Strawberry jam
- 50 g White chocolate
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1
Grease and line a 20 or 23 cm (8-9″) round , spring form cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.
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2
Place the nuts and biscuits in a food processor and process until they are form fine crumbs. Add the melted butter and mix well. Place in the cake tin and press down well. Chill in the fridge for at least 30 mins.
For this step you'll need:
- 100g Nuts mixed, chopped
- 100g Digestive biscuits
- 85g Butter (unsalted) melted
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3
Place the cream and chocolate into a small pan and heat very gently, stirring continuously until the chocolate has melted.
For this step you'll need:
- 150ml Double cream
- 250g White chocolate
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4
Place the gelatine in a bowl of cold water and leave for 5 mins until softened. Remove the gelatine, shaking off the water, and add to the cream and white chocolate. Stir until dissolved.
For this step you'll need:
- 3 Gelatine leaves sheets
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Whisk the cream cheese and mascarpone until smooth, then whisk in the chocolate mixture until smooth.
For this step you'll need:
- 300g Cream cheese full fat
- 250g Mascarpone cheese
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Hull and roughly chop 200g of the strawberries and stir into the cream cheese mixture. Pour into the cake tin and leave to set for at least 4 hours or overnight.
For this step you'll need:
- 200g Strawberries
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To decorate, push 100g of the strawberries through a sieve into a small pan. Add the strawberry jam and heat for 2-3 minutes to make a smooth sauce. Allow to cool.
For this step you'll need:
- 100g Strawberries
- 2 tbsp Strawberry jam
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Use a potato peeler to shave off small curls of white chocolate.
For this step you'll need:
- 50g White chocolate
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Run a knife around the cheesecake if necessary, then remove the sides and base of the tin. Top with strawberries, chocolate curls and just before serving drizzle with the strawberry sauce.
For this step you'll need:
- 50g Strawberries