Chocolate~Vanilla Cheese Cake
- 9/16 pound digestive biscuits
- 7 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 1/16 cups cream cheese mascarpone
- 7/8 cup icing sugar
- 6 3/4 tablespoons double cream
- 5 9/16 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 6 cakes individual cheese, or 1 large
- Butter and line 4 individual loose-bottomed tin with baking parchment.
- Put the biscuits in a plastic food bag and crush to crumbs using a rolling pin.
- Transfer the crumbs to a bowl, then pour over the melted butter.
- Mix thoroughly until the crumbs are completely coated. Transfer them into the prepared tin and press firmly down into the base to create an even layer.
- Chill in the fridge for 1 hour to set firmly.
- Make the filling:
- In a bowl add the cream cheese, the cream, the vanilla essence and the icing sugar .
- Whisk thoroughly till its thick, smooth and creamy . Remove 1/3 of the mixture in a separate bowl. This is the vanilla part of the filling. Keep aside in fridge until ready to use.
- Sieve the cocoa powder, to remove lumps and add to the 2/3 cream cheese mixture .Mix till cocoa is blended in, this is the chocolate part of the filling.
- Now spoon the chocolate cream cheese mixture onto the chilled biscuit base, working from the edges inwards and making sure that there are no air bubbles.
- Smooth the top of the cheesecake down with the back of a dessert spoon or spatula.
- Leave to set in the fridge for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour spread the vanilla cream cheese mixture on top of the chocolate cream cheese mixture.(This layer will be thinner than the chocolate layer)
- Remove cheesecake from fridge and bring the cheesecake to room temperature, about 30 minutes before serving.
- To un-mould, place the base on top of a can, and then gradually pull the sides of the tin down. Slip the cake onto a serving plate, removing the lining paper and base.
- Dust the top of the cheese cake with cocoa powder. (You can form a pattern on the top of the cheesecake by covering with a paper doily before dusting with cocoa.
- Serve with Vanilla ice cream or just cream.
digestive biscuits, butter, vanilla essence, cream cheese mascarpone, icing sugar, double cream, cocoa powder, cocoa powder, cakes individual cheese
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chocolate_vanilla-Cheese-Cake-1651586 (may not work)