Raspberry Cheesecake
Ingredients
250g plain sweet
biscuits
160g butter, melted
3 tsp powdered
gelatine
¼ c water
250g cream cheese
¾ cup caster sugar
Finely grated rind of
one orange
300ml thickened cream,
whipped
240g raspberries
(fresh or frozen from The Berry Patch)
Method
1. In a food
processor, process biscuits to form crumbs then add melted butter. Press into
the base of a 20cm greased springform pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes while
preparing filling.
2. Sprinkle
gelatine over water in heatproof jug.
Stand gelatine in a small pan of simmering water until the gelatine has
dissolved. Remove from heat and cool 5
mins.
3. Using an
electric mixer, beat cream cheese, orange rind and sugar until smooth and the
sugar has dissolved. Stir in gelatine mixture and fold in cream.
4. Fold half
the raspberries through cream cheese mixture and spoon onto the base. Top with
remaining raspberries and dust with icing sugar. Cover with plastic wrap and
refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.