SwisCooking
05-11-2010, 06:05 AM
This is Chocolate Lime Cheesecake is from Nigella's Lawson show.
Always works. I made it for my whole family. They love it!
Cook Time:1 hr 0 min Level: Easy Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
7 ounces chocolate wafer cookies
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 pound cream cheese (recommended: Philadelphia)
1 cup sugar
4 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
4 limes, juiced or 3/4 cup
Special equipment: spring form pan
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place a large overlapping piece of aluminum foil over the bottom of thespringform pan, and then insert pan ring over it. Fold the foil extra foil upand around the pan and place the whole thing on a second piece of foil, alsofolding it and pressing it securely around the pan, having a water tightcovering.
In a food processor, process cookies until they are crumb-like, add melted butterand continue to process. Pour crumb mixture into springform pan and press withyour fingers to line the pan. Place the pan in the refrigerator to set whileyou prepare the cheesecake.
Place a kettle of water on for water bath. In a food processor beat thecream cheese until smooth, add the sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and lime juice.
Take crumbed pan from the refrigerator and place it in a roasting pan. Pourthe cheesecake mixture into the crumb pan, and then carefully pour the hotkettle of water into the roasting pan so the water reaches 1/2 way up the panso the water does not splash into cheese cake.
Place roasting pan in oven for 1 hour, checking after 50 minutes. It shouldfeel set, but still wobbly in the center. Take the roasting pan out of the oven,carefully remove the springform pan from the roasting pan and place it on arack. Peel off the outer layer of foil, and tear away the side bits of thefirst layer of foil and leave the pan to cool. Once the cake comes to roomtemperature, place it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes before serving.Transfer to the plate you're going to serve it on, a plate without a lip, or acake stand. Unclip the springform pan and remove the outer part. Carfully liftthe cheesecake removing the metal bottom. The aluminum foil can stay on thecake. Serve chilled.
Always works. I made it for my whole family. They love it!
Cook Time:1 hr 0 min Level: Easy Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
7 ounces chocolate wafer cookies
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 pound cream cheese (recommended: Philadelphia)
1 cup sugar
4 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
4 limes, juiced or 3/4 cup
Special equipment: spring form pan
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place a large overlapping piece of aluminum foil over the bottom of thespringform pan, and then insert pan ring over it. Fold the foil extra foil upand around the pan and place the whole thing on a second piece of foil, alsofolding it and pressing it securely around the pan, having a water tightcovering.
In a food processor, process cookies until they are crumb-like, add melted butterand continue to process. Pour crumb mixture into springform pan and press withyour fingers to line the pan. Place the pan in the refrigerator to set whileyou prepare the cheesecake.
Place a kettle of water on for water bath. In a food processor beat thecream cheese until smooth, add the sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and lime juice.
Take crumbed pan from the refrigerator and place it in a roasting pan. Pourthe cheesecake mixture into the crumb pan, and then carefully pour the hotkettle of water into the roasting pan so the water reaches 1/2 way up the panso the water does not splash into cheese cake.
Place roasting pan in oven for 1 hour, checking after 50 minutes. It shouldfeel set, but still wobbly in the center. Take the roasting pan out of the oven,carefully remove the springform pan from the roasting pan and place it on arack. Peel off the outer layer of foil, and tear away the side bits of thefirst layer of foil and leave the pan to cool. Once the cake comes to roomtemperature, place it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes before serving.Transfer to the plate you're going to serve it on, a plate without a lip, or acake stand. Unclip the springform pan and remove the outer part. Carfully liftthe cheesecake removing the metal bottom. The aluminum foil can stay on thecake. Serve chilled.