Jane's Patisserie uploaded this cheesecake onto her blog and I HAD to try it - it looked so inviting. My two friends, Danielle and Joe had a joint party for celebrating a birthday and graduation respectively.
The cheesecake did come out a little bit sloppy, so make sure you whip the ingredients until very thick, as it doesn't firm up too much in the fridge. If you find it doesn't firm up, whip up some more double cream separately and add it into the mixture.
Prep time: 20 minutes
To set: 5-6 hours / overnight
Servings: 12 large slices
Ingredients
Biscuit Base
- 300g digestives
- 150g unsalted butter (melted)
Cheesecake Filling
- 560g (2 packs) Philadelphia Original soft cheese, family pack
- 300g Nutella (plus 2 spoonfuls)
- 100g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 500ml double cream
- 12 Ferrero Rocher (chopped into pieces)
Decoration
- Melted Nutella
- 12 Ferrero Rocher
- Chopped hazelnuts
Method
For the base
1) Using a food processor, blitz the biscuits in a food processor and add in the melted butter. Press down into a 20cm tin (8 inches) in a spring form tin and refrigerate.
TIP: If you don't have a food processor, place the biscuits in a bag and bash them with a rolling pin)
For the filling
1) Whisk the cream cheese, vanilla, icing sugar and Nutella together until smooth.
2) Pour in the double cream and whisk on a medium level until its thick and holds itself completely.
3) Portion off 3 large dollops of the mixture into a separate bowl and add 3 spoonfuls of Nutella, cover with cling film and place in the fridge).
4) Fold through the chopped Ferrero Rocher into the main mixture and spread over the biscuit base.
5) Chill in the fridge for at least 5-6 hours, but preferably overnight.
For the decoration
1) Melt 5 large spoonfuls of Nutella in the microwave and place it into a piping bag and drizzle the chocolate in circles around the cheesecake.
2) Sprinkle the chopped hazelnuts around the Nutella circles and then pipe 12 even swirls onto the top of the cheesecake using the Nutella and cream cheese mixture that was in a separate bowl.
3) On each of these 12 swirls, place a Ferrero Roche chocolate on top of it.
Credit to: Jane's Patisserie
Store in the fridge for up to 3 days
