Cappuccino Cheesecake

Ingredients (serves 10)

• 250g Arnott's Nice biscuits, halved
• 125g butter, melted

• Filling

• 2 x 250g packets cream cheese, chopped, softened
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon coffee essence
• 100g dark chocolate, melted, cooled

Method

1. Grease a 3cm-deep, 24cm (base) loose-based round fluted flan tin.
2. Preheat oven to 160°C/140°C fan-forced. Grease a 20cm (base) springform pan. Process biscuits until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add butter. Process until combined. Press mixture over base and side of prepared tin. Refrigerate.
3. Meanwhile, make filling: Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until combined. Add coffee essence and chocolate. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Place pan on a baking tray.
4. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until just set (cheesecake will wobble slightly in centre). Turn off oven. Cool cheesecake in oven for 3 hours with door ajar. Refrigerate overnight. Serve.

Notes

• 
  Serve with whipped cream, thawed frozen berries, or chocolate curls.
  Dust cheesecake with icing sugar mixture, drinking chocolate or cocoa powder.
  We used a non-stick springform pans. If using regular pans, line the base with baking paper.