Tia Maria cheesecake

Tia Maria cheesecake

Perfect for a special occasion, this American style dessert really has the wow-factor

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 16

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Plus cooling
Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Line the base of a 25cm springform tin with baking parchment. Blend butter and biscuit crumbs. Press onto the base of the tin, bake for 10 mins, then cool.
  2. Increase the oven temperature to 240C/fan 200C/gas 9. Beat the cheese and sugar with an electric whisk until smooth, then whisk in the flour, vanilla, 2 tbsp Tia Maria, eggs and 285ml soured cream.
  3. Grease sides of the cake tin with butter. Pour in the mixture and smooth. Bake for 10 mins, then turn oven down to 110C/fan 90C/ gas ¼ for 25 mins. Turn off the oven, then open the door and leave to cool inside the oven for 2 hrs. Don't worry if it cracks a little.
  4. Mix 142ml soured cream and Tia Maria, then smooth on top of the cheesecake. Chill.
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To freeze

Cover the tin, first with cling film, then foil and freeze for up to 6 weeks. Thaw in the fridge for 8 hrs before serving.

Serving tip

Remove from the tin and slide onto a plate. Dust with the cocoa through a tea strainer until the top is covered. Lightly mark the cheesecake into portions with a knife, then place a chocolate on every other portion

Per serving

410 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 1g, sugar 24g, salt 0.89 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2006.

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  • 06 July 2008

    Gemma rated this recipe

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  • 20 July 2008

    Donna rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very very nice. I used flake bars in 2cm chunks instead of ferrerro rochers and put on every other piece to save arguments. Very popular dessert!

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  • 22 August 2008

    cupcake commented on this recipe

    For the lady from France! St Moret is the same as Philadelphia cheese and you can buy it in the cheese aisle in Champion, Intermarche, Leclerc etc. It comes in a 300g pack too.

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  • 21 October 2008

    JaneP commented on this recipe

    This cheese cake it one of the best cheese cakes I have made. Great recipes.

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  • 24 October 2008

    Dannyhell rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Absolutely gorgeous, everyone loved it! Going to try this recipe with baileys instead, as I love baileys.

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  • 03 November 2008

    kenny007 commented on this recipe

    I made this for friends at a special meal. It looked and tasted wonderful. I used a slightly smaller tin, so the result was deeper and froze it a week ahead after step 3. I finished it off on the day. I swopped cocoa for tiny chocolate swirls. No one could taste the Tia Maria but it really was lovely.

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  • 16 November 2008

    Geordie Tyke rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I found that biscuit base wasn't nearly enough to line a 25cm tin so had to use a deeper cake tin. All was well until I tried to lift it out of tin and it all collapsed. Topping had not set, how long does it need to be in fridge before it sets? It tasted lovely however, just looked a mess! Added extra tia maria in and could definitely taste it!

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  • 05 December 2008

    Claire100 commented on this recipe

    Made this a couple of times now but swapped Tia Maria for Baileys (added a bit extra just for the flavour!), tasted delicious but looked even better - would recommend this recipe!

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  • 29 December 2008

    nicky wake commented on this recipe

    I have made this cheesecake twice for special occasions and it has been a great success and not too difficult to make everyone really enjoyed it.

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  • 05 February 2009

    Kammleitn commented on this recipe

    I made this as an alternative choice for our New Years Eve party. All our guests loved it - some commented that it was quite rich - but then aren't most cheesecakes? I would definitely recommend more Tia Maria if making for adults though. This will be a permanent dish on our New Years Eve menu, and will add it to our Christmas menu. Very easy to make, yet looks so professional.

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  • 12 February 2009

    catcrazywoman commented on this recipe

    I also live in France and have never seen soured cream here. Would creme fraiche be an acceptable alternative do you think?

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  • 21 February 2009

    Iwby rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wow,wow,wow!All i can say.I've made it many times and it was absolutely gorgeous!

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  • 13 March 2009

    Petro commented on this recipe

    made this amazinng cake for my birthday replaced homemade macaroon balls instead of f/rocher wow mmm

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  • 19 March 2009

    Mary commented on this recipe

    Dearcatcrazywoman Creme fraiche is the same as soured cream.

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  • 22 March 2009

    Djembaf rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Total restaurant quality cheesecake! Made it for Mothers day and the whole family loved it! Deelish!

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  • 12 April 2009

    Good Food commented on this recipe

    I found the soured cream topping was a pouring consistency, and could not be spread. Any ideas?

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  • 02 June 2009

    Tejb rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious - have made this 3 times already and making one tonight for a friends birthday. Perfect everytime but I would add a little extra tia maria in there also!

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  • 04 June 2009

    Jenny Buse rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used this recipe for a dinner party and my guests couldn't believe I'd made it because it looked so impressive. I made it with Baileys and doubled the quantities. This resulted in it being a little too soft but it was delicious.

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  • 04 July 2009

    janet rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    A lovely cheesescake with a wonderful texture but I could not taste the Tia Maria at all which was a little dissappointing as I had made it for over Christmas. next time I would certainly increase the amount of liquer or maybe I will use Baileys as suggested. Though because Good Food produces so many great recipes I am not sure I will bother again, ulike the Ultimate Cheesecake recipe which really is a winner.

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  • 01 August 2009

    charlybarleyplum rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely divine! After we devoured this my brothers were straight off to the shop to buy ingredients for a second! Big hit with everyone, and really easy to make. An impressive cheesecake, will be used again often.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 16

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Plus cooling
Freezable

Ingredients

FOR THE BISCUIT CRUST

  • 85g hot melted butter , plus extra butter for greasing
  • 14 plain chocolate digestive biscuits , finely crushed

FOR THE CHEESECAKE

  • 3 x 300g packs full-fat Philadelphia cheese
  • 200g golden caster sugar
  • 4 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp Tia Maria
  • 3 large eggs
  • 285ml carton soured cream

FOR THE TOPPING

  • 142ml carton soured cream
  • 2 tbsp Tia Maria
  • cocoa , for dusting
  • 8 Ferrero Rocher chocolates, unwrapped
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Per serving

410 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 1g, sugar 24g, salt 0.89 g

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