Joanna's Cookbook

Baked Orange Chocolate Cheesecake

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Ingredients:

(Base)
8 oz Digestive Biscuits
4 oz melted Butter
1 tsp Granulated Sugar
1 pinch of Cinnamon

(Filling)
16 oz Cream Cheese
8 oz Sugar
3 Eggs
6 oz Sour Cream
1 tbs frozen Orange Juice (thawed but no water added)
Very finely grated rind of 1 Orange
2 tbs Cointreau
1 large bar (3-4 oz) Dark Chocolate (melted)

(Decoration)
Chocolate curls or grated Chocolate to decorate.


Method:

Crush the biscuits and mix with butter, granulated sugar and cinnamon.
Press this crumb mixture into a greased 8 inch cake tin (one with a loose base, if you have it).
Put in the fridge while you make the filling.

Beat the cheese, sugar, and orange rind until creamy.
Add the eggs, sour cream,orange juice and Cointreau.
Put the cheese mixture into the crumb crust.
Pour the melted chocolate over the top and swirl through the mixture.

Bake at 170°C for an hour.

Chill in the fridge and decorate just before serving.

Note:
The cheesecake tastes even better the following day



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