Coffee liqueur cheesecake
Prep
30m
Cook
10m
serves
6
Coffee liqueur cheesecake
Valli Little's coffee cheesecake is silky, creamy and totally wicked.
Ingredients (14)
- 125g plain chocolate biscuits (not chocolate-coated)
- 40g unsalted butter, melted
- 2 eggs yolks
- 35g caster sugar
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 250g cream cheese
- 2 sheets (5g each) leaf gelatine
- 1 tsp instant coffee
- 100ml coffee cream liqueur
- 300ml thick cream
Chocolate sauce
- 200g (1 cup) firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tbs unsalted butter
- 125ml (1/2 cup) thin cream
- 1 1/2 tbs Dutch cocoa powder
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Grease and line the base of a 20cm spring-form cake pan.
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2.Place biscuits in a food processor and process until fine crumbs. Add the butter and stir to combine. Press the crumb mixture into base of cake pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes until firm.
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3.Place egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and use an electric hand beater to whisk until pale and thick. Add cheeses and beat well to combine. Set aside.
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4.Place the gelatine in a bowl of cold water and set aside for 5 minutes to soak. Drain. Place 2 tablespoons of cold water and the leaf gelatine in small saucepan over low heat and swirl until the gelatine has melted.
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5.Dissolve coffee in 1 tablespoon of boiling water. Whisk gelatine, coffee and coffee liqueur into cream cheese mixtures. Place cream in a cream bowl and whip until thick. Fold into mixture, then pour over biscuit base. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
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6.To make chocolate sauce, place all ingredients in a pan over low heat and stir to combine. Cook for 1-2 minutes until smooth. Set aside to cool.
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7.Serve cake drizzled with the sauce.
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