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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  • 21 November 2010

    suzie-lou commented on this recipe

    Made this for a dinner party last nite and was a huge success. My sister is law said "I'm not a pudding person, but I am now!" and my neice asked whether it was a Tesco Finest Pud!! I would add some more Tia Maria into the basic recipe though, although saying that it was fab without it! Give it a go you won't be disappointed! xxx

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  • 29 November 2010

    faye500 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    so gorgeous but i would recommend adding more biscuits for a thicker biscuit base. I also swapped the tia maria for Baileys and it was amazing!!!!

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  • 02 December 2010

    Favourites rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I make this every Christmas and it always goes down a storm! The only change i've made is to buy some Thorntons Cappucino chocolates instead of Ferrero Rocher. After reading the comments above i will try Baileys this year with Baileys chocolates - yum! Can't wait!!

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  • 16 December 2010

    Hannah89 rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I was not too impressed....the new york one on here is a thousand times better. The cocoa on the top was horrible....wouldn't of been too bad without the topping.

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  • 20 January 2011

    wildflower commented on this recipe

    made this with baileys and its unreal- be careful not to leave it in oven too long or it becomes a bit stodgy. i made it twice and was beautiful both times. place tin of water in bottom of oven to stop top from cracking, turn off oven and open door- leave in oven intil its cold- overnight if possible

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  • 25 January 2011

    lovefood65 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Tastes great! I added some more Tia Maria and it was lovely. I haven't bake the base at all and it was fine. I've also mixed all the ingrediens in a food processor instead of whisking it and it came out just perfect. Will definately make it again.

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  • 03 March 2011

    Urte Symulevice rated this recipe

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  • 04 March 2011

    Diana commented on this recipe

    Has any one tried halving this recipe? what size tin and cooking time did you use?

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  • 28 March 2011

    Gooner commented on this recipe

    Made this last week and it was fantastic Used Baileys a lot more than the receipe states Ended up taking it into work and everyone loved it. In fact three of the girls asked for the receipe Will be making again but not too often due to the calories!!!!!!!!

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  • 28 March 2011

    Gooner rated this recipe

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  • 04 April 2011

    Jayne72 commented on this recipe

    I tried this cheesecake and stuck to the suggested recipe, it was gorgeous. I tried it again, using 1.5 of the suggested biscuit base, together with the appropriate amount of butter. I love the biscuit crust on a cheesecake and thought I'd try it. The result was that I had a much firmer cheesecake, as the biscuit crust seemed to absorb all the moisture in the cheesecake. It was still really gorgeous but I think that next time, I'll stick to the original recipe. This cheesecake is better than shop bought, the two versions that is!!!

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  • 06 April 2011

    Hengameh rated this recipe

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  • 08 May 2011

    wighty rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    wow i made this for friends last night it looked great and most wanted seconds. will definitely be making this again.

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  • 19 May 2011

    Sally rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolute winner.. lovely

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  • 23 May 2011

    susiesue commented on this recipe

    Well impressed!!!! Hadn't made a cheese cake before, but the results were fantastic. Going to my grand-daughters Birthday party this weekend. Will be taking one with me. Will try it with Baileys

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  • 12 June 2011

    clairerecipe rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I made this as for Xmas after reading all the good reviews. I put about 6 tbsp Tia Maria in after reading comments- I still couldn't taste it . The cheesecake was just ok ,nothing special. I have made and tasted a lot better . I would not make it again.

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  • 04 July 2011

    Holley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I use the cheapest ingredients I could find and it came to £7. The cake needed a little extra time in the oven in a 25 cm spring form tin but came out beautifully for my friends birthday party and tasted absolutely amazing.

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  • 19 July 2011

    Becks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fabulous! I made this for a dinner party to follow Gordon Ramsay's Beef Bourguignon and it was a resounding success. It looks like a shop bought cheesecake (in a good way!) and I'll definitely be making it again with the different liqueur variations.

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  • 21 August 2011

    patchworksue commented on this recipe

    made this today was a great success....will definitely make it again....used a flake on the top...was very easy to make...next time im going to make it with amereto and amaretti biscuits

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  • 03 September 2011

    Melanie Alle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made three of the cheesecakes from Goodfood for an evening wedding party, Malt chessecake, Oreo biscuit and this one. The Tia Maria one was by far the most impressive, firstly because of it's size (it's catering size rather than a family dessert size). Secondly because of the sour cream layer on the top it hides any cracks that may have appeared during cooking so looks great. The only slight negative is that due to it's impressive size and the Ferrero Rocher on top it does work out very pricey but worth it for impressing your guests.

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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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