Cheesecake

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bucketgirl requested this and I love to share it. It tastes great and looks great too. But it ain't diet food.

From Wicked - Sweet Indulgences (from The Australian Women's Weekly Cookbooks)


Mars Bar Cheesecake

250 g plain chocolate biscuits
150 g butter, melted
2 tablespoons brown sugar
20 g butter, extra
300 ml thickened cream
50 g milk chocolate, chopped finely
3 teaspoons gelatine
1/4 cup (60 ml) water
500 g cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (110 g) caster sugar
3 x 60 g Mars bars, chopped finely

1. Blend or process biscuits until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add butter; process until just combined. Using one hand, press biscuit mixture evenly over base and side of 20 cm springform tin, cover; refrigerate about 30 minutes or until firm.



2. Meanwhile, combine brown sugar, extra butter and 2 tablespoons of the cream in small saucepan; stir over low heat, until sugar dissolves, to make butterscotch sauce.



3. Combine chocolate and another 2 tablespoons of the cream in another small saucepan, stir over low heat until chocolate metls.



4. Sprinkle gelatine over the water in small heatproof jug; stand jug in small saucepan of simmering water. Stir until gelatine dissolves; cool 5 minutes.



5. Beat cheese and caster sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Beat remaining cream in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form. Stir slightly warm gelatine mixture into cheese mixture with Mars bars; fold in cream.



6. Pour half of the cheese mixture into prepared tin; drizzle half of the butterscotch and chocolate sauce over cheese mixture. Repeat process with remaining cheese mixture and sauces. Cover cheesecake, refrigerate about 3 hours or until set.


Serves 8

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