Baked Toffee Cheesecake
- 55 minutes
- Serves 10
Ingredients
For the base:
- 200g (7oz) digestive biscuits, crushed
- 2tbsp cocoa
- 55g (2oz) margarine or butter, melted
For the filling:
- 2 x 200g tubs light cream cheese
- 200ml tub half fat crème fraîche
- 85g (3oz) caster sugar
- 1tbsp cornflour
- 3 eggs
- 1½tsp vanilla extract
- 397g can Carnation Caramel
You will also need:
- A 20cm (8in) spring form cake tin
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4.
- Double wrap the outside of the cake tin in clingfilm.
- To make the base; place the crushed biscuits into a bowl and add the cocoa. Whisk 2tbsp of the caramel into the melted margarine or butter. Mix the syrupy mixture into the biscuits thoroughly then lightly press into the base of the tin. Chill.
- Place the cream cheese, crème fraîche, sugar, cornflour, eggs and vanilla into a food processor and blend for 2-3 minutes, stopping to scrape the sides of the processor occasionally. Or whisk these ingredients together with an electric hand mixer. Pour the filling over the biscuit base. Sit the cheesecake in a roasting tin.
- Beat the remaining caramel in a small bowl and then gently swirl into the creamy filling. Pour very hot water into the roasting tin to come 2.5cm (1in) up the sides of the cake tin. Bake in the centre of the oven for 45 minutes.
- Turn off the oven, without opening the door, and leave for 1 hour to set. Remove to a rack to cool, then chill for 4 hours or overnight. Remove from the tin and serve.
Tips
You can make the filling by hand with a whisk if you don't have a food processor, however the blender results in a slightly lighter texture.
The secret to the sticky but creamy texture of this cheesecake is in the gentle heating in the bain marie (or water bath). Cooling the cheesecake slowly in the oven helps to prevent the top cracking.
Try serving this with blueberry compote and more half fat crème fraîche.
A typical serving contains
-
Calories
- 448
- 22%
-
Sugars
- 36.6g
- 41%
-
Fats
- 21.1g
- 30%
-
Saturates
- 12.2g
- 61%
-
Salt
- 1.7g
- 28%
of an adult's guideline daily amount*
* GDAs are guidelines. Personal requirements vary
depending on age, gender, weight and activity levels.