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Chocolate, Brandy and Ginger Cheesecake

Chocolate, Brandy and Ginger Cheesecake
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  • Serves: 8-12

Chocolate Brandy Ginger Cheesecake recipe featuring a rich chocolate base, warm ginger spice, and a silky brandy‑infused filling for an elegant, festive dessert.

  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

For the base

  • 100g (4oz) ginger biscuits
  • 50g (2oz) unsalted butter
  • 25g (1oz) demerara sugar

For the chocolate, brandy and ginger cheesecake

  • 100g (4oz) plain chocolate (40% cocoa solids minimum)
  • 1½ tsp of vegeset
  • 3tbsp cold water
  • 2 large eggs, separated
  • 50g (2oz) caster sugar
  • 100g (4oz) full-fat soft cheese
  • 150ml (¼pint) soured cream
  • 4tbsp brandy
  • About 25g (1oz) fresh ginger, finely chopped

For the cheesecake decorations

  • 150ml (¼pint) pouring double cream, whipped
  • Chocolate curls
  • A few slices of stem ginger

Equipment

  • 20cm (8in) loose-based cake tin or springform tin

Method

To make this chocolate, brandy and ginger cheesecake, grease a 20cm (8in) loose-based cake tin or a springform tin.

Step 1

Put the biscuits into a plastic bag and crush finely with a rolling pin. Melt the butter in a medium-sized pan. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the biscuit crumbs and sugar. Press into the prepared tin and leave to set.

Step 2

To make the chocolate, brandy and ginger cheesecake filling, melt the chocolate gently in a bowl set over a pan of hot water, stirring occasionally. Allow to cool slightly.

Step 3

Sprinkle the vegeset over the measured water in a small bowl and leave for 10 minutes to ‘sponge’. Stand the bowl in a pan of gently simmering water until the vegeset has completely dissolved. Leave to cool slightly.

Step 4

Beat together the egg yolks, sugar and cheese in a large bowl. Add the soured cream and cooled chocolate. Stir in the dissolved vegeset. Whisk the egg whites until frothy and fold into the cheese mixture along with the brandy and chopped fresh ginger. Pour onto the biscuit base and chill in the fridge to set.

When the chocolate, brandy and ginger cheesecake is set, carefully remove it from the tin before decorating with the whipped cream, chocolate curls and slices of stem ginger.

Enjoy!

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Notes

I got the recipe for this chocolate, brandy and ginger cheesecake from My Kitchen Table: 100 Cakes and Bakes book which I’d picked up earlier in the year