Chilled Milk Chocolate Cheesecake

This delightful sweet chilled cheesecake is excellent as dessert.

Ingredients serve 8 - 10

Base

140 g biscuit crumbs

70 g melted butter

Cheese filling

8 g gelatin leaves

250 g cream

400 g cream cheese

100 g caster sugar

120 g finely chopped milk chocolate

60 ml crème de cacao

20 g grated milk chocolate

Method

Line a 20 cm spring form tin with greaseproof baking paper. Place biscuit crumbs and melted butter in a bowl and combine. Spread the crumb mixture evenly in the bottom of the tin and press firmly. Place the tin in the fridge until set. Place the gelatin in a bowl with cold water. Place cream in a mixing bowl and whisk until thickened to soft peak. Place cream cheese and sugar in another mixing bowl, whisk with an electrical mixer for approx. 3 minutes until mixture is evenly soft and fluffy. Squeeze the excess water from the gelatin leaves and heat gelatin until melted. Mix gelatin and crème de cacao into the cream cheese combination until incorporated. Fold the whipped cream evenly into the mixture. Add the chopped milk chocolate and blend evenly. Spread the finished cheese mixture evenly in the cake tin on top of the crumb base. Drizzle the grated chocolate evenly on top of the cheesecake. Allow cooling in the fridge for at least 2 hours before removing from the tin. Place cheesecake on a serving plate before cutting and serving.

Note: Try serving the cheesecake with a berry coulis and freshly whipped cream.