A special birthday cheesecake for a special birthday guy! This one was a surprise as well so I had to whip it up fast while he was out of the house, it's super easy!
- 3 cups of chocolate cake crumbs (I used a flourless chocolate cake
but a chocolate mud cake would work nicely as well)
- 450g of cream cheese (generally 2 cardboard packets)
- 237mL of whipping cream (1 small carton)
- 1 cup of Nutella
- 1 cup of Baileys
Spray your cake tin with a little oil and line it with cling wrap (this is my secret to taking it out easily). Press the cake crumbs evenly into the bottom of the tin to form the base and chill in the fridge while you make the filling.
Place the cream cheese and Nutella in a microwave safe bowl and heat on high at 30 second intervals for 2 minutes, stirring the mixture every 30 seconds. Using an electric mixer, beat the mixture until the Nutella and cream cheese combine creating a smooth, thick consistency.
Next, add the Baileys and beat again just until all the elements combine. Heat the mixture in the microwave one last time for 1 minute on high, give it one last beat with the electric mixer and let it cool for 15 minutes.
In a separate bowl, whip the cream using an electric mixer until it is thick, light and airy, you don't want it to be stiff though. As soon as it starts to resemble fluffy clouds it's done.
Fold the cream into the cream cheese mixture until it is combined, then pour it into the prepared cake tin on top of the chocolate cake base.
Leave it to chill in the fridge overnight if possible, but if you need to serve it after a couple of hours, I would pop it in the freezer for about 3 hours to set.
Roughly chop some hazelnuts and chocolate to sprinkle over the top before you serve it.
Im not a huge fan of cheesecake like my other half but just a small piece of this was seriously delicious! As you can see, Mike couldn't keep his eye's off it :)
