Chocolate cherry cheese cake

Chocolate cherry cheese cake

 

Ingredients for base

• Chocolate biscuits crushed 200 gm
• Melted butter 4 ounces
• Gelatin 3 tsp heaped
• Water ¼ cup
• Curd cheese 8 ounces
• Caster sugar ¾ cup
• Lemon juice 1 tbsp
• Fresh cream whipped 12 ounces
• Cherry pie filling 1 tin

Method for base

• Combine biscuits crumbs and butter in a bowl, mix well, press over base and sides of a 8 inch spring foam tin, bake for 10 minutes, dissolve gelatin in ½ cup water, beat curd cheese, sugar, lemon juice until smooth and creamy, beat cream thick, fold gelatin into cheese mixture and fold in cream. Spoon 1/3 cheese mixture into crumb crust, top with half the cheery pie filling then remaining cheese mixture and put to chill until firm, top with remaining pie filling, decorate with whipped cream and serve chilled.