White Chocolate Cheesecake

White Chocolate Cheesecake
  • Author: Ben O'Donoghue

A delightful blend of creamy white chocolate and velvety cream cheese gives this cheesecake a luxurious taste and texture. The addition of vanilla adds a fragrant note, while a buttery biscuit crust offers a satisfying crunch with every bite. Perfect for any occasion, this cheesecake is a decadent treat that will leave your guests craving more.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 450g/1lb soft cream cheese
  • 4 large free-range eggs
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 225g/8oz good quality white chocolate
  • 225g/8oz crème fraîche
  • , for greasing butter
  • 55g/2oz biscuit crumbs, to dust over the buttered tin (use any type you love - chocolate

Instructions

  • Beat the cream cheese in a bowl until soft, then add the eggs one by one, along with the seeds scraped from the vanilla pod.
  • Melt the white chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water, then fold in the crème fraîche until smooth.
  • Fold the chocolate mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
  • Grease a 25cm/10in cake tin and sprinkle the base with the biscuit crumbs to cover. Pour the chocolate and cream cheese mixture into the tin and bang down on a firm surface to remove any air bubbles.
  • Bake in a low oven, 150C/300F/Gas 2, for 45 minutes-1 hour, or until the centre is just firm.
  • Allow to rest for several hours to firm up, before turning out and serving.

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Cook Time

1H

Prep Time

PT1H

Yield

Makes 1 x 25cm/10in cake