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For the biscuit crust

  • 85g hot melted butter
    plus extra butter for greasing
  • 14 plain chocolate digestive biscuits
    finely crushed

For the cheesecake

For the topping

  • 142ml carton soured cream
  • 2 tbsp coffee liqueur
  • cocoa
    for dusting
  • 8 hazelnut chocolates
    unwrapped

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal410
  • fat29g
  • saturates17g
  • carbs32g
  • sugars24g
  • fibre1g
  • protein7g
  • salt0.89g
    low

Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Line the base of a 25cm springform tin with baking parchment. Blend butter and biscuit crumbs. Press onto the base of the tin, bake for 10 mins, then cool.

  • step 2

    Increase the oven temperature to 240C/fan 200C/gas 9. Beat the cheese and sugar with an electric whisk until smooth, then whisk in the flour, vanilla, 2 tbsp coffee liqueur, eggs and 285ml soured cream.

  • step 3

    Grease sides of the cake tin with butter. Pour in the mixture and smooth. Bake for 10 mins, then turn oven down to 110C/fan 90C/ gas ¼ for 25 mins. Turn off the oven, then open the door and leave to cool inside the oven for 2 hrs. Don’t worry if it cracks a little.

  • step 4

    Mix 142ml soured cream and coffee liqueur, then smooth on top of the cheesecake. Chill.

RECIPE TIPS
TO FREEZE

Cover the tin, first with cling film, then foil and freeze for up to 6 weeks.

Thaw in the fridge for 8 hrs before serving.

SERVING TIP

Remove from the tin and slide onto a plate. Dust with the cocoa through

a tea strainer until the top is covered. Lightly mark the cheesecake into

portions with a knife, then place a chocolate on every other portion

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2006

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