Gordon's cheesecake

Gordon's cheesecake

The secret ingredient in Gordon's swirly set chocolate cheesecake is a touch of lemon juice, to keep it light

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

plus chilling

Method

  1. For the base, crush the biscuits and mix them with the melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 20cm spring-form tin. Chill.
  2. For the filling, mix the sugar, cream cheese and seeds from the vanilla pod together. Whisk the lemon juice with the cream and crème fraîche to soft peaks. Fold everything together. Keep the mixture cool until you need it, but don't chill it.
  3. For the swirl, melt the cream and chocolate together in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Cool the mixture until it is cold enough not to melt the filling and thick enough to hold a trail.
  4. Spoon or pipe a layer of cheesecake mix over the biscuit base, then drizzle a thin stream of chocolate mix in a swirl on top, then repeat until you have three layers of each. Stick a thin knife blade or skewer into the cheesecake and swirl the mixtures together. Don't be tempted to smooth the surface down or it will look muddy. Chill for at least 5 hours and keep chilled until you need to cut it.

PER SERVING

896 kcalories, protein 7.1g, carbohydrate 50.4g, fat 75.5 g, saturated fat 43.6g, fibre 1.0g, salt 0.94 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2009.

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  • 26 August 2009

    Cafreb rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I thought this looked lovely. When making it I tasted the cheese mixture - um lovely with the lemon and vanilla seeds. But some how the chocolate didn't add to it and it didn't quite get the wow factor I expected. Maybe chocolate cheesecakes don't work. I may try it again but put fruit in the layers instead.

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    07 September 2009

    Pam commented on this recipe

    This is one of the best cheesecakes I have made. All the family love it - light but yummy. Made at Christmas last year and also for a recent family buffet.

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  • 07 September 2009

    Louise commented on this recipe

    Cafreb-If you're not quite ready to give up on chocolate cheesecakes, try Nigellas from Domestic Goddess- wonderful!!

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  • 05 December 2009

    kateangel1980 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Was ok but overly lemony I thought

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  • 08 January 2010

    Dave rated this recipe

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  • 22 January 2010

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  • 28 March 2010

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  • 11 May 2010

    MaBrennan rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I did this for a special occasion and I thought it was lovely - mixed reviews though. I think you have to be a lover of cheesecake to get it.

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  • 14 May 2010

    seamus commented on this recipe

    With my first try it tasted a bit lemony and I would agree with kateangel1980.My wife loved it.

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  • 03 June 2010

    Birchy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This went down a STORM at our recent BBQ!! Another classic from Gordon.

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  • 28 July 2010

    Nabo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The taste i fantastic! I used a 24 cm wide spring-form and next time I'll will double the biscuit base as I thought it was a bit thin. It freezes well and needs approx 15-20 min to defrost. Next time I will do it in individual disposable plastic cups to serve on a summer buffet. Thanks Gordon!

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  • 14 August 2010

    ferrii rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    i made this yesterday, and the taste was amazing! first ever time i made this and first time i made a cheesecake and it tasted great! amazing recipe and i even got two cheesecakes out of it! will be using it again !

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  • 22 November 2010

    KathrynM rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    After the comments here I used only 50ml lemon juice but will try a wee bit more next time. The chocolate/cream mix went too thick (I suspect that I got it too hot) and I found it difficult to 'swirl' it so the top looked a bit messy and there was far too much filling for my 20 cm tin. I'll definitely make this again but will use more biscuit base and make 2 smaller cheesecakes (one to use and one to freeze). We thought that the recipe made enough for 12 to 16 portions.

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  • 14 December 2010

    vix31 commented on this recipe

    I made this and it went down a treat. Doubled the bisuit base for an extra kick. Very easy to make. Will make it again for Christmas!

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  • 03 January 2011

    elmore1987 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i was having a dinner party and wanted to make a cheese cake this was the yummest ever defo my fav cheesecake x

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  • 09 January 2011

    kerina3000 commented on this recipe

    i made this cheesecake and it tasted good maybe not as nice as it looks though. It took a long time to set as in about 24 hours to completely set. I made de receipe correct and my fridge was on the correct setting :(

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  • 09 January 2011

    kerina3000 rated this recipe

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  • 29 January 2011

    hayleyt83 commented on this recipe

    made this today for dinner party tomorrow looks very impressive and finger taste proved positive however there is far too much filling and not enough base in future will add by 1/2 to base and 1/2 the filling. simple recipe to follow though

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  • 18 February 2011

    elka13 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    thought i might struggle to make this but it was quite simply. definatly wont buy a a cheese cake again after tasting this one, only need to serve a small amout as its quite rich but absolutly fabulous!

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  • 24 February 2011

    Cit Cat commented on this recipe

    This was the first time i had ever made a cheesecake. It was lovely but i thought the biscuit base was too little so after reading other reviews i would def double it in future. Also certainly served more than 8 as very rich. Very good and everyone loved it.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

plus chilling

Ingredients

  • 175g caster sugar
  • 450g soft cream cheese
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 75ml lemon juice
  • 175g crème fraîche
  • 475ml double cream

SWIRL

  • 150g dark chocolate
  • 150ml double cream

BASE

  • 8 digestive biscuits
  • 25g melted butter
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PER SERVING

896 kcalories, protein 7.1g, carbohydrate 50.4g, fat 75.5 g, saturated fat 43.6g, fibre 1.0g, salt 0.94 g

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