Chocolate Lime Cheesecake
- 7 ounces chocolate wafer cookies
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 pound cream cheese (recommended: Philadelphia)
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 whole eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 4 limes, juiced or 3/4 cup
- Special equipment: spring form pan
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place a large overlapping piece of aluminum foil over the bottom of the springform pan, and then insert pan ring over it.
- Fold the foil extra foil up and around the pan and place the whole thing on a second piece of foil, also folding it and pressing it securely around the pan, having a water tight covering.
- In a food processor, process cookies until they are crumb-like, add melted butter and continue to process.
- Pour crumb mixture into springform pan and press with your fingers to line the pan.
- Place the pan in the refrigerator to set while you prepare the cheesecake.
- Place a kettle of water on for water bath.
- In a food processor beat the cream cheese until smooth, add the sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and lime juice.
- Take crumbed pan from the refrigerator and place it in a roasting pan.
- Pour the cheesecake mixture into the crumb pan, and then carefully pour the hot kettle of water into the roasting pan so the water reaches 1/2 way up the pan so the water does not splash into cheese cake.
- Place roasting pan in oven for 1 hour, checking after 50 minutes.
- It should feel set, but still wobbly in the center.
- Take the roasting pan out of the oven, carefully remove the springform pan from the roasting pan and place it on a rack.
- Peel off the outer layer of foil, and tear away the side bits of the first layer of foil and leave the pan to cool.
- Once the cake comes to room temperature, place it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes before serving.
- Transfer to the plate you're going to serve it on, a plate without a lip, or a cake stand.
- Unclip the springform pan and remove the outer part.
- Carfully lift the cheesecake removing the metal bottom.
- The aluminum foil can stay on the cake.
- Serve chilled.
chocolate wafer cookies, unsalted butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, egg yolks, pan
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/chocolate-lime-cheesecake-recipe.html (may not work)