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  • 300g digestive biscuits
    (make sure the products are free from any trace of nuts when preparing for someone with a nut allergy)
  • 150g unsalted butter
    melted, plus extra to grease
  • 400g white chocolate
    broken into pieces
  • 300g full-fat cream cheese
    (we used Philadelphia)
  • 250g mascarpone
  • 300ml double cream
  • 200g strawberries
    or raspberries, to serve

Nutrition: per serving (10)

  • kcal801
  • fat66g
  • saturates40g
  • carbs43g
  • sugars30g
  • fibre1g
  • protein8g
  • salt0.8g
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Method

  • step 1

    Crush the biscuits in a food processor until completely ground. Add butter and whizz again until you have the desired crumbly consistency.

  • step 2

    Grease and line the base of a 23cm deep, loose-bottomed cake tin. Add the biscuit mixture to the cake tin and pat it flat. Leave to set in the fridge for approximately 30 mins.

  • step 3

    Begin melting the chocolate in a heatproof glass bowl over a small pan of hot water on a low heat. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 10 mins until barely warm but still liquid.

  • step 4

    Meanwhile whisk the cream cheese and mascarpone together. Add double cream and keep whisking until the mixture is just holding its own shape. Finally, add the melted chocolate and whisk until just combined.

  • step 5

    Spoon the mixture over the cooled and set biscuit base, then smooth the top. Return to the fridge to cool for at least 6 hrs until the topping is set. Finally, decorate with fruit.

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.91 ratings

lucyjoyknight45102

question

I'm now living in a country where I can't get double cream, what could I use as a substitute? This is probably my fave cheesecake recipe so I want it to taste as much like the original recipe as possible! Thanks in advance :)

nanawinn

Can I freeze this

daniel.andrews21475

noooooooo

taniadawson196755066

question

This went down really well at my husband's birthday party in the summer - some said it was the best they'd ever tasted. Would like to make a Bailey's version for Christmas - any tips? E.g. how much Bailey's and would it make a difference to the consistency? Would I need to reduce something else for…

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. I'm afraid we haven't tested this with Baileys so can't guarantee the result. You would probably be fine to add about 2-3 tbsp to the filling but adding more than this could make the filling too runny. If you want to add more then you might need to add some gelatine to…

donnasadler

This cheesecake is a real crowd pleaser, tastes amazing.

suetay

My favourite cheesecake recipe on the site. I make a smaller version and just cut the filling down to half. I made with white chocolate with raspberries in it and that worked really well. I think the secret is not to overbeat the cream cheese and cream and to make sure the chocolate is properly…

taniadawson196755066

Hi. What size cake tin did you use for the smaller version?

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