9. Gourmet Cheesecake
You will need:
125g crushed Amaretti biscuits
150mg crème fraiche
90g caster sugar
250g light soft cheese
60g unsalted butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
250g mascarpone
2 eggs
1 tablespoon flour
1 egg yolk
125ml boiling water
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons coffee
7 sponge fingers
For the topping:
150ml curd
15g unsalted butter
125g plain chocolate
60g caster sugar
1 tablespoon coffee
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
How to:
Preheat the oven at a temperature of 200 degrees C.
Grease the cake using butter and keep it aside.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan on low heat flame. Pour the melted butter into crushed Amaretti biscuits. Mix the content well.
Pour the content into the baking tin and keep it to refrigerate.
Mix the soft cheese, crème fraiche, vanilla essence and mascarpone in a large spread bowl. Now add flour, sugar, eggs and egg yolk to the mixture and blend properly.
Pour the smooth batter into the tin container containing the biscuit layer.
Put the coffee granules into boiling water and bring it to boil, until the coffee dissolves. Pour the mixture into a small bowl and add the coffee liquor.
Dip the sponge finger one after the other into the coffee mixture and put them on a plate.
Place the soaked sponge fingers on top of the cheese mixture into the baking tin.
Pour the remaining cheese mixture on the layer of sponge fingers and level it properly.
Bake the content in the preheated oven for about twenty minutes. Bring down the temperature of the oven to 140°C and bake it for another thirty minutes.
To prepare the topping, mix the butter, sugar and curd in a small saucepan. Put the saucepan on a heater and slowly add coffee liquor and chocolate. Stir the mixture constantly for about two to three minutes. Let the mixture cool and then place it to refrigerate. Once cool, pour the mix into a piping bag and decorate the upper layer of your cheesecake. Add cocoa powder, before serving.
Your Gourmet Cheesecake with chocolate topping is ready to serve.
10. Swirled Cheesecake Brownies
You will need:
1 tablespoon flour
4 ounces fat cream cheese
1 large egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon pasteurized yogurt
½ cup cocoa powder
2/3 cup wheat pastry flour
¼ teaspoon salt
2 egg whites
¼ cup canola oil
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
¼ cup coffee
How to:
Preheat the microwave oven at a temperature of 350 degrees F.
Grease the baking tray using cooking oil or butter.
To prepare the topping, put the cream cheese in a bowl and blend it to obtain a smooth and creamy mixture.
Add sugar, flour, yogurt, eggs, and vanilla extract and blend the content properly.
To prepare the brownie layer, add whole-wheat flour, a pinch of salt and cocoa powder in a bowl. Put egg whites and brown sugar in another large bowl and whip it using an electric mixer. Add coffee, vanilla extract, and canola oil to the egg white mixture and blend the content well. Add the dry mixture of wheat and cocoa powder into the egg mixture and fold the contents carefully.
Pour half the brownie batter into the preheated baking tray. Now, slowly pour the topping mixture and level it. Drop the remaining content of the brownie batter in the baking tray. Use knife to create swirling effect on the top layer of the brownie batter.
Bake the contents for about twenty minutes. Take out the tray and let it cool for another one hour.
Your Swirled Cheesecake Brownies are ready to serve.