Chocolate Basque Cheesecake
This remarkably easy cheesecake, with its caramelised crust and creamy centre, is the ultimate showstopper dessert!
Ingredients
- 500g Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened at room temp
- 4 eggs
- 150g caster sugar
- 1/2 tbsp cake flour
- 1 orange, zested
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 100mL thickened cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220C. Line a 15-16cm round spring form baking tin with greaseproof paper with a 5cm overhang.
- Combine the cream cheese, caster sugar, eggs, orange zest, orange juice and cream with a whisk till smooth - making sure not to incorporate too much air into the mix. Sift the cocoa powder and cake flour, mix to combine.
- Pour batter into the prepared tin, and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until the tops are dark brown but the cheesecake centre is still jiggly.
- Remove from the oven and let it completely cool in the tin before taking it out and slicing.
