WHITE CHOCOLATE & APRICOT CHEESECAKE

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A stunning centrepiece for any celebration or the perfect end to a Sunday lunch

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Categories     Dessert

Time 4h50m

Number Of Ingredients 9

200g pack shortbread biscuits
50g butter , melted
7 ripe apricots
2 sheets leaf gelatine
300g white chocolate , plus extra to decorate
300ml pot double cream
250g pack light soft cheese , such as Philadelphia Light
85g caster sugar
2 tbsp icing sugar

Steps:

  • Break biscuits into the food processor and pulse until you have fine crumbs. Brush a little butter over the base and sides of a deep 20cm flan tin. Stir the remaining butter into the crumbs. Spoon into the flan tin, then press over the base and sides. Chill while you make the filling.
  • Stone and chop 3 of the apricots into small chunks. Put the gelatine in a bowl, cover with cold water, then leave to soften for 10 mins. Break up chocolate and put in a heatproof bowl with 100ml of the double cream. Stand over a pan of simmering water, then leave until melted, stirring occasionally. Squeeze water out of the gelatine, then stir into chocolate mix. Take off the heat and stir until dissolved. Beat the soft cheese and sugar together. Whisk remaining cream until stiff, then fold into the cheese. Fold in the chocolate, followed by the chopped apricots. Pour into the prepared tin and chill for at least 4 hrs or overnight.
  • Line a grill pan with foil. Cut remaining apricots into quarters, then place on the foil, cut-sides up. Dust with icing sugar and grill for a few mins until lightly browned. Cool, then arrange over the top. Shave some white chocolate curls, then pile up in the centre of the cheesecake and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 679 calories, Fat 47 grams fat, SaturatedFat 28 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 58 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 46 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.72 milligram of sodium

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