Skip to main content

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Base:
125g butter OR margarine,melted
        25g(30ml) castor sugar
100g milk chocolate, melted
        50g ground almonds
90g(150ml) flour, sifted
Filling:
500g cream cheese
125g(30ml) castor sugar
        125ml thick cream
5 extra-large eggs, separated
         400g milk chocolate, melted
Topping:
500g mascarpone cheese
      25ml icing sugar
5ml vanilla essence
Procedure:
Base: cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in remaining ingredients. Press into base of greased 200mm-diameter loose bottomed pan cake.
Filling:Beat cream cheese, sugar and cream until smooth. Add egg-yolks and melted chocolate. Beat egg-whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into mixture, pour over base. Bake at  160°C ,two hours. Cool in oven for one hour.
Topping: Beat ingredients together, spread over cooled cheesecake. Refrigerate until ready to serve.Decorate with chocolate curls, cuts into wedges and serve.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

FRIED NOODLES SALAD

INGR EDIENTS: 30ml butter 85g instant noodles, broken into  small pieces 30ml sesame seeds 30ml sunflower seeds 1/2 red pepper , seeded and cut into diamond shapes 1/2 yellow pepper, seeded and cut into diamond shapes 1/2 green pepper, seeded and cut into diamond shapes 100 g cabbage, Shredded 1 punnet cherry tomatoes 100 g baby corn 200 g fresh asparagus, steamed and cut into bite size pieces OR 200g green asparagus tips 100ml raspberry vinegar 15ml soy sauce METHOD: (1) Melt the butter in a frying pan or wok over a medium heat and stir until golden brown, about four to five minutes (2) Add the sunflower and sesame seeds and toss together. Fry until the sesame seeds are just golden, about one minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. (3) Divide most of the Noddle's onto four serving plates. (4) Arrange the remaining ingredients on each plate and drizzle with the raspberry vinegar. Top with the remaining noddles

OLIVE AND GARLIC FOCACCIA

ING REDIENTS: 8 ready-prepared mini focaccias 100g black olives, pitted and chopped       3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 50ml olive oil Salt and pepper 100g(250ml) mozzarella cheese, grated PROCED URE: Toast mini focaccias in toaster until browned. Meanwhile warm olives, garlic, olive oil and seasoning. Spoon over focaccias, sprinkle with cheese, grill until melted. Serve hot as an accompaniment to a salad.