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.

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