Coffee cheesecake with coffee syrup

Name: Coffee cheesecake with coffee syrup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 225 g dark chocolate biscuits; 50 g ground hazelnuts; 60 g unsalted butter, melted; 1 tsp coffee beans, finely crushed; 500 ml whipping cream, whipped

Donna Hay's ricotta cheesecake has won the hearts of many over the years. This decadent spin, laced with coffee liqueur, is the one I bake for my grown-up friends.

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Vegetarian

Serves10
CourseDessert
Prepare30 mins
Cook1 hr
Total time1 hr 30 mins
PlusPlus cooling and chilling

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225g dark chocolate biscuits
50g ground hazelnuts
60g unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp coffee beans, finely crushed
500ml whipping cream, whipped

Filling

295g caster sugar
320g cream cheese, chopped and softened
480g ricotta
5 eggs, at room temperature
1½ tbsp cornflour
1 tsp vanilla extract
80ml coffee liqueur

Coffee syrup

60ml coffee liqueur
55g caster sugar
2 tbsp water

Preheat the oven to 150ºC, gas mark 2. Line a 20cm springform tin with baking parchment. Place the biscuits, hazelnuts and butter in a food processor. Process into coarse crumbs. Add the coffee beans and pulse to combine. Press the mixture into the base of the tin with the back of a spoon. Chill for 15 minutes.
To make the filling, place the sugar, cream cheese and ricotta in the cleaned food processor and process until smooth. Add the eggs and process until combined. Place the cornflour, vanilla and liqueur in a small bowl and mix to combine. Add the liqueur mixture to the ricotta mixture and process to combine. Pour into the tin and tap gently to remove any air bubbles. Place on a baking tray and bake for 1 hour or until golden and just set. Turn the oven off. Allow the cake to cool in the oven with the door closed for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
While the cake is cooling, make the coffee syrup. Place the liqueur, sugar and water in a small pan over a medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes or until thickened. Allow to cool completely.
Carefully remove the cheesecake from the tin and place on a cake stand or plate. Top with the whipped cream and drizzle with the coffee syrup to serve.

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