Mandarin Cheesecake Recipe

Mandarin Cheesecake Recipe :

Ingredients :

For the base:

For the filling:

1. Lightly grease a 20cm/8" spring-form cake tin with butter.

2. Drain the mandarin segments and place them on a plate lined with

kitchen paper and set aside.

3. To make the base, place the biscuits into a food processor and blend to

form fine crumbs.

4. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, add the biscuit crumbs and stir to

combine. Transfer the mixture into the cake tin and press over the tin base,

to spread evenly. Place in the freezer for 5 minutes to set.

5. Beat the cream cheese in a large bowl. Split the vanilla pods open,

scrape out the seeds and mix them into the cream cheese. Sift in the icing

sugar and grate in the orange zest. In a separate bowl, whisk the cream

until you reach soft peaks, then fold it into the cream cheese mixture to

combine.

6. Spread the mixture on top of the biscuit base and use a palette knife, or

the back of a spoon, to level it out. Chill in the freezer for a minimum 5

minutes.

7. When ready to serve arrange the mandarin segments on top and carefully

remove the cheesecake from the tin.

*Note: if you don’t wish to eat the cheesecake immediately you can allow

the cream mixture to set in the fridge for half an hour rather than using the

freezer.