Cherry Cheesecake

Kick the dreary winter blues out with this delicious cherry, chocolately and lime-drizzled cheesecake!

Ingredients

Base

  300g dark chocolate digestive biscuits (crushed)  

150g butter (slightly melted)     

Filling

227ml double cream  

600g soft cream cheese   

1 tsp vanilla extract  

100g icing sugar  

410g canned dark cherry fruit filling     

Lime sauce  

2 fresh limes  

3 tbsp sugar  

4 tbsp water  

2 tsp cornstarch        

Method  

- Mix the crushed biscuits and butter together and put into a 20cm springform baking tin and chill in the fridge for an hour  

- Beat together the soft cream cheese; then beat in the icing sugar and vanilla extract and finally thoroughly beat in the double cream  

- Layer the mixture on top of the biscuit base from the outwards inwards so that it is spread evenly  - Put in the fridge over night 

 - Add fruit topping and return the cheesecake to the fridge while you make the lime sauce  

-  Mix the cornstarch and water in a bowl until the mixture is smooth  

- Heat the lime juice and sugar on a medium heat, then add in the cornstarch mixture  

- Heat and stir until the sauce thickens and begins to boil 

–  Allow to cool and then drizzle over the cheesecake   

- Eat when ready to be demolished – yum yum!

By Melodie Walter

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