Chocolate Cheesecake With Meringue Topping

• 100 g butter
• 150 g buttery biscuits
• 150 g shortbread
• 200 g dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 350 g full fat cream cheese
• 10 g cocoa powder
• 150 g sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 None medium eggs
• 3 None medium egg whites
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 150 g icing sugar + 1 tsp for decoration

1. Mix the melted butter and cookie crumbs until well blended. Press onto the bottom of a greased 10 inch springform pan. Refrigerate.
2. Preheat the oven at 350u0b0F. Melt 5 oz of the chocolate according to the package directions. Set aside to cool slightly. Beat the cream cheese, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs and vanilla extract with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add the melted chocolate and mix well. Pour into the prepared springform pan.
3. Bake for about 45 mins. Cool the cheesecake in the pan on a wire rack. Melt the remaining 2 oz chocolate. Set aside to cool. Spread evenly over the top of the cooled cheesecake.
4. Preheat the oven at 400u0b0F. For the meringue, whisk the egg whites, lemon juice, powdered sugar and a pinch of salt in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water until the mixture forms stiff peaks. Spread on the top of the cheesecake. Bake for 10-12 mins. Loosen the sides of the spingform pan. Cool cheesecake on a wire rack. When cooled, remove from the cheesecake from the pan. To garnish, sprinkle edges of cheesecake with additional powdered sugar.

butter, buttery biscuits, shortbread, dark chocolate, full fat cream cheese, cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla, eggs, egg whites, lemon juice, icing sugar

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