Dark Chocolate Cheesecake

Crust

• 75 g biscuit crumbs
• 75 g chopped roasted almonds
• 15 mL cocoa
• 15 mL icing sugar
• 50 g butter, melted

Filling

• 2 large eggs, separated
• 100 g castor sugar
• 250 g cream cheese
• 75 g dark chocolate
• 5 mL instant coffee powder
• 75 mL water
• 60 mL Irish cream
• vanilla
• 10 mL powdered gelatine
• 125 mL cream
• salt

Mix crust ingredients and spread into 22 cm flan dish with back of spoon. Press into dish with base of a cup. Beat yolks, sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Melt chocolate with 30 mL water and coffee. Add to cheese mixture while beating. Add Irish cream and vanilla to cheese mixture. Dissolve gelatine in 45 mL cold water for few minutes then heat to dissolve fully. Add to cheese mixture while beating. Whip cream then fold into cheese mixture. Whisk egg whites with pinch of salt until stiff. Fold into cheese mixture. Pour mixture onto crust then chill thoroughly.

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