Cheesecake with strawberry crumble topping
Prep
30m
Cook
12m
serves
8
Cheesecake with strawberry crumble topping
Creamy cheesecake topped with a tasty, crumbly topping. What more could you want?
Ingredients (10)
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 400g shortbread biscuits, chopped
- 140g unsalted butter, melted
- 250g white chocolate, chopped
- 3 titanium-strength gelatine leaves
- 750g cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
- 150ml thickened cream
- 250ml creme fraiche
- Black sesame seeds and freeze-dried strawberries (from selected supermarkets), to serve
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Grease a 23cm springform cake pan and line the base and sides with baking paper.
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2.Place ginger and 250g biscuit in a food processor and whiz to fine crumbs. Add 80g butter and pulse to combine. Press into base of prepared pan, then chill for 30 minutes to firm up.
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3.Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water (don’t let the bowl touch the water) and stir until melted and smooth.
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4.Soak the gelatine in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, whiz the cream cheese and sugar in a food processor until smooth.
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5.Squeeze any excess water from the gelatine, then place in a bowl with 2 tbs hot water, stirring to dissolve. Add to food processor with the chocolate, cream and creme fraiche, and whiz until smooth. Pour over base and chill for 4 hours or until set.
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6.Preheat oven to 180°C.
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7.To make the crumble, place remaining 60g butter and 150g biscuit in a food processor and whiz until just crushed. Spread over a baking tray and bake, stirring once, for 12 minutes, or until golden. Cool completely.
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8.To serve, remove cake from pan. Scatter over the crumb, then top with sesame and freeze-dried strawberries.
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