Friday, November 25, 2011

violet crumble cheesecake!!


so - the cheesecake. the famous cheesecake. i also made this at mum and dads's party to be dad's birthday cake. people ask me for this recipe all the time. so here it is. for anyone that wants it!

violet crumble cheesecake
1 x 250g packet milk arrowroot biscuits
150g butter or margarine, melted
3 teaspoon gelatine
1/4 cup water
375g cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 cup caster sugar
1x 300ml thickened cream
packet of home brand (woolworths) or coles brand chocolate honeycomb pieces

method
1. grease a 24cm springform tin, place on an oven tray.
2. process biscuits until finely crushed. add butter; process until just combined. press biscuit mixture evenly over base and side of prepared tin. cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. sprinkle gelatine over water in a cup. stand cup in pan of simmering water; stir until disolved. cool.
4. beat cream cheese, vanilla essence and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. beat whipped cream in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. stir gelatine mixture into cheese mixture with violet crumble bars; fold in cream. pour mixture over base in tin. cover and refrigerate until set.
5. serve decorated with extra cream and chopped violet crumble on top.

go nuts! eat massive amounts and enjoy yourselves. :) it's the best thing ever!!

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