Decadent Triple Chocolate Cheesecake

[faffa_70]

Name of Recipe:   Decadent Triple Chocolate Cheesecake

Number of People:   12

Ingredients:  

100g             plain chocolate biscuit crumbs
30g             hazelnuts (either roasted or raw)l
40g             butter, melted
40g             dark chocolate, melted
3 x 250g          block PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed and softened
150g             caster sugar
3 teaspoons     gelatine, dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water
100g             dark chocolate, melted, extra
100g             milk chocolate, melted
100g             white chocolate, melted
1 cup           thickened cream, whipped
                    raspberry coulis, to serve

Preparation:

1. Mill sugar to caster sugar and set aside.

2. Grind hazelnuts on speed 9 for 10 seconds and set aside

3. Grinds biscuits on speed 7 for 5 seconds (check consistency) and set
aside

4. Add butter and chocolate to bowl and melt at 50° for 1 minute on speed 1.

5. COMBINE biscuit crumbs, hazelnut meal, butter and chocolate on reverse
and speed 1 until well combined (approx 10 seconds) and press into the base
of a greased 24cm (9”) springform tin; chill.

6. Clean bowl, insert butterfly and beat thickened cream until whipped
(approx 20 -- 30 Seconds) and set aside.

7. Leave butterfly in bowl and beat Philly and sugar on speed 4 until smooth
(approx 2 minutes). Add the gelatine mixture and beat until well combined.

8. Divide mixture evenly into 3 bowls. Add the quantity of melted chocolate
to each bowl and mix until smooth. Fold through a third of the whipped cream
into each mixture.

9. SPOON mixture into prepared base, alternating between the three mixtures
until all has been used. Lightly swirl mixtures with a skewer and shake to
smooth over. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight until set.

10. Serve with raspberry coulis.

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Members' comments               
helsbels - it was super easy to make (although does create a lot of washing up due to all the separate bowls needed!). The entire family LOVED this - the coulis goes so well with it, and it was surprisingly light tasting - I thought it would be ridiculously rich, but it really wasn't. A massive hit!  Thank you x

[Thermomixer]

Good work faffa_70 - your ingredients say Hazelnut meal - but you used whole hazelnuts and ground them ?

Very decadent - how many serves for the teenagers?

[faffa_70]

OOPS fixed it 

Yes very decadent, has been birthday time in this house, 4 kids down, 1 to go in 4 weeks. Am caked and cheesecaked out. Have another to post soon too (mars bar flavoured this time)

The teens would make this three servings - one third each if I let them loose with the knife!!!!

[Very Happy Jan]

What a gorgeous looking cheesecake.

[judydawn]

Nice to see you back posting recipes Kathryn - sounds like you will be needing a rest from baking after the last birthday is over.

[Thermomixer]

The teens would make this three servings - one third each if I let them loose with the knife!!!!

LOL - know what you mean - portioning has never been good with teens

[helbels]

I just wanted to bump this recipe up as I made it today and it was super easy to make (although does create a lot of washing up due to all the separate bowls needed!  )

I'll let you know how it tasted tomorrow - I am taking it over for a family buffet.

[obbie]

Yummy, just printed it off

[helbels]

Just updating to say that the entire family LOVED this - the coulis goes so well with it, and it was suprisingly light tasting - I thought it would be ridiculously rich, but it really wasn't.

A massive hit!  Thank you x