Chocolate Ginger Cheesecake

Cheesecake

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/chocolate-ginger-cheesecake • Posted by Ryland Peters & Small

Chocolate and ginger make an indulgent combination and this cheesecake is no exception. Decorated with pretty swirled chocolate patterns and bursting with tiny pieces of stem ginger, this is one of my favourite recipes in this book. For the crumb case
 300 g ginger biscuits/cookies For the filling
 650 g cream cheese
 For the topping
 150 g white chocolate
 Serves 12


You will need

For the crumb case?
300 g ginger biscuits/ Cookies 150 g Butter , melted ?
For the filling?
650 g Cream Cheese 100 g Caster Sugar 200 g Dark Chocolate , melted and cooled 150 g Dark Chocolate , chopped 600 ml Creme Fraiche 4 Egg(s) 6 balls preserved stem Ginger , finely chopped Ginger Syrup 1 tbsp Ginger Syrup (from the preserved stem ginger jar) 2 tbsp plain/ All Purpose Flour , sifted?
For the topping?
150 g White Chocolate 30 g Dark Chocolate 23-cm round springform Cake Pan , greased and lined? Piping Bag fitted with a small round nozzle

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Chocolate and ginger make an indulgent combination and this cheesecake is no exception. Decorated with pretty swirled chocolate patterns and bursting with tiny pieces of stem ginger, this is one of my favourite recipes in this book. For the crumb case
 300 g ginger biscuits/cookies For the filling
 650 g cream cheese
 For the topping
 150 g white chocolate
 Serves 12


Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F) Gas 3.



2. To make the crumb case, crush the biscuits to fine crumbs in a food processor or place in a clean plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin. Transfer the crumbs to a mixing bowl and stir in the melted butter. Press the buttery crumbs into the base and sides of the prepared cake pan firmly using the back of a spoon. You need the crumbs to come up about 3–4 cm high on the side of the pan so that they make a case for the filling. Wrap the outside of the pan in cling film and place in a roasting pan half full with water, ensuring that the water is not so high as to spill out. Set aside.

3. For the filling, whisk together the cream cheese, crème fraîche, eggs, sugar, melted chocolate, finely chopped ginger, syrup and chopped chocolate in a large mixing bowl. Sift the flour over the mixture and stir in, then pour the mixture into the crumb case. Bake in the preheated oven for 1–1¼ hours until set but still with a slight wobble in the centre. Turn off the heat and leave to cool completely in the oven, then transfer to the refrigerator to chill for at least 3 hours or preferably overnight.  


4. Once chilled, melt the white and dark chocolate for the decoration in separate heatproof bowls set over 2 pans of simmering water. Leave to cool slightly, then spread the white chocolate in a thin layer over the top of the cheesecake. Spoon the dark chocolate into the piping bag and pipe swirls over the top of the cheesecake in pretty patterns. If you do not have a piping bag, you can swirl patterns of the chocolate using a spoon. Chill in the refrigerator until the chocolate has set before serving.