Berries and amaretti cheesecake

By foodiva

Ingredients

• 600 g cheese soft type, such as Philadelphia
• 250 g white chocolate
• 150 ml double creme
• 100 ml creme fraiche (full or half fat)
• 20 g cane sugar
• 150 g rasberries
• 2 tbsp raspberry jam
• 100 g amaretti biscuits (5-6) crushed
• 200 g berries (raspberries, blue berries, strawberries)

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from ramonascuisine.com

Preparation

Step 1

Of course you may increase or decrease the sugar quantities or the white chocolate amount slightly and make it a dessert to your own taste.

This cheesecake can be kept in the fridge for up to 4-5 days. I actually recommend you do this in advance, like few good 12 hours to a day before as it tastes amazing. It can also be put in the freezer.

Melt the white chocolate in a glass bowl placed over a pan with simmering water. Make sure the bowl does not touch the simmering water. stir occasionally until all chocolate has melted. When ready, put aside to cool slightly.

In a larger bowl, with the help of an electric or a freestanding whisker, whisk the double cream, the creme fraiche, the soft cheese and the sugar. Whisk until nice and stiff.

Pour in the melted chocolate mix well and then spoon in some of the raspberries (50 g) with the jam. Stir few times to swirl those around slightly.

Spoon half of the cheese mix into the lined tin then scatter some fresh fruits (chop the strawberries if you chose to put some in) and 5-6 crushed amaretti biscuits and carry on with layering the remainder of the cheese mixture.

Level the top and press in the amaretti biscuits with the convex side into the mixture so the base of the biscuit will be the base of the cake eventually.

Place the tin in the freezer for a good 3-4 hours.

Take the cake out of the freezer and carefully turn the tin on to a serving plate. Lift the tin and remove the cling film gently.

The recipes I will be sending you every week, usually take 10 to 30 min to cook, with an occasional 40 min or more.