Baked chocolate and raspberry cheesecake

Babiche Martens

Chocolate and raspberry has to be one of the most deliciously decadent sweet combinations. I always have raspberries in my freezer to add to muffins, sprinkle on a lemon tart or bake in a cheesecake. I always make this first thing in the morning to ensure it has all day to completely cool before eating.

Ingredients

225 g	Digestive biscuits
150 g	Butter, melted
150 g	Chocolate, use good quality chocolate, plus extra to garnish
200 g	Caster sugar
200 g	Ricotta cheese
250 g	Cream cheese (Main)
125 g	Sour cream
4	Eggs
1 cup	Frozen raspberries, plus extra to garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 170C. Line a 20cm tin with baking paper.
2. Blitz the digestives in a food processor and blitz until they resemble fine breadcrumbs. Add the melted butter, and process to combine. Press into the base of the lined tin.
3. Melt the chocolate and 100g sugar in a bowl over hot water. Remove and cool slightly.
4. In another bowl, beat together the remaining sugar, ricotta, cream cheese, sour cream, and eggs until smooth.
5. Add the chocolate and stir until smooth. Pour on to the base, adding the raspberries as you go. Bake for 45-50 minutes until set. Cool completely before removing from tin. Garnish with raspberries and grated chocolate.

Tip

For an extra special decoration, check out Ray McVinnie's video onhow to make chocolate shards.