Ingredients

  • 2 ounces butter melted
  • 6 ounces chocolate digestive biscuits crushed
  • 1 pound cream cheese
  • 5 ounces brown sugar soft
  • 5 ounces double cream whipped
  • 11 grams gelatin, unflavored
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 8 ounces chocolate melted
  • 1 x cream reserved
  • 1 x mandarin oranges segments
  • 1 x chocolate melted

Method

  • Stir the melted butter into the crushed biscuits, mixing well.
  • Press into a 20 1/2 cm (8 inch) spring-clip tin.
  • Chill.
  • Beat together the cheese and sugar until smooth.
  • Stir in most of the cream, reserving a little for decoration.
  • Dissolve the gelatine by sprinkling over the orange juice in a small bowl and standing over a pan of hot water.
  • Fold into the cheese mixture.
  • Beat in the melted chocolate and pour over the biscuit base.
  • Chill until set.
  • Remove cheesecake from tin and place on a serving dish.
  • Pipe or spoon reserved cream on top and decorate with mandarin orange segments.
  • Drizzle with a little melted chocolate.