Tuesday 8 November 2011

Dreamy White Chocolate Cheesecake



The great thing about this recipe is that there is no gelatine so it is suitable
for vegetarians.

Ingredients
200g Digestive biscuits (crushed) 
70g butter 
150g white chocolate 
250g quark 
200g Greek yoghurt 
75g caster sugar
284ml double cream (lightly whipped) 

Method
Lightly oil 20cm (8 inch) loose bottomed cake tin with sunflower oil. 
Melt the butter and stir into biscuit crumbs. 
Press on to the base of the cake tin and chill. 
Melt the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. 
When melted, beat in the quark, yoghurt and sugar 
(Warning: if sugar is added to the melted chocolate first, it will get lumpy)

Fold the whipped cream into the cheesecake mixture 
Pour onto the chilled biscuit base. 
Chill for at least four hours or overnight. 

Serve with seasonal fruit and/or toffee sauce. 

Mira's Tip: serve it as a “deconstructed” cheesecake.
Served as a sundae, create layers with fruit, cheesecake mix, biscuit crumbs
and top with whipped cream. 
Great if you don’t have time to chill the cake!

Saturday 5 November 2011

Marjarahka - a fruity dessert from Finland


Effortless raspberry iced mousse

Marjarahka- with Quark and Cream
This is a traditional Finnish dessert and best when made with fruit in season
In winter time use exotic fruit or thawed frozen berries

Ingredients
250g fruit
I recommend the following combinations:
Strawberries
Raspberry & Blueberry
Banana & Oranges (in small pieces)
Pineapple & Passion Fruit
250g Quark
200ml double or whipping cream
75g sugar
Vanilla flavouring

Method
Cut fruit in small pieces or crush with masher
Add sugar and vanilla
Mix in the Quark
Whip cream into soft peaks and fold into the fruit and quark mixture.
Taste to make sure the sugar content is right (sour fruit needs more)