Wednesday, December 18, 2013

WINTER GINGERBREAD CHEESCAKE.


Source via Taste Your Life


Need I say more?! Gingerbread and cheesecake? Sounds like Heaven to me!

I came across this recipe and just had to share. I will be attempting this beauty and will document it for you. In the meantime, here is the recipe. Should you make this for the ones you love or yourself  - send me a pic, Id love to see your creation!


Preparation: 40 minutes.


Baking: 85 minutes.

All ready: 4 hours or second day.

Serves: 12.


Gingerbread bottom:

2 ½ cup all purpose flour

½ cup liquid honey

1 egg, whisked

½ cup caster sugar

1 tbsp unsalted butter

1 tsp baking soda

1 tbsp spice


Cheesecake:

750 g cream cheese

2 eggs

100 ml double cream

6 tbsp liquid honey

1 tbsp spice

3 tbsp muscovado sugar


Ganache:

150 g dark chocolate

3 tbsp double cream



Directions:

Preheat the oven to 180C. Butter 21 cm round baking pan .

Place butter, honey and sugar on a pan and heat until it's well melted, stirring from time to time. Set aside to chill. In a medium bowl place sifted flour, soda and spice. Mix in whisked egg and honey mixture, knead the dough until well combined. If you think its too liquidey add 1 or 2 tbsp of flour.

Line pan with the dough: both bottom and sides. Bake for 15-20 minutes

Mix cream cheese with eggs, cream, honey, sugar and spice. Pour into baked gingerbread bottom and bake for another 50 minutes. Set aside to chill : first in the turned off oven then outside it.

Melt the chocolate in a small pot with cream, honey and spice. Spread on baked and chilled cheesecake. The best for cheesecake is to stay all night in the fridge. & VOILA!

xo
Meems

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