Honeycomb Cheesecake by Kirsten Tibballs
Ingredients
Biscuit Base
- 200g butternut snap biscuits, crushed
- 115g unsalted butter
- 70g brown sugar
- 20g desiccated coconut
Chocolate Ganache Sauce
- 100mL Bulla Cooking Cream
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 180g good quality milk chocolate, roughly chopped
Honeycomb Cheesecake Filling
- 400mL Bulla Thickened Cream
- 890g cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 130g caster sugar
- 20g pure icing sugar, sieved
- 80mL Bulla Double Cream
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Assembly
- 280g chocolate ganache sauce (made in step above)
- 100g chocolate-coated honeycomb, roughly chopped
- 40g pure icing sugar, sieved
- 320mL Bulla Double Cream
- lavender flowers (optional)
Cooking Directions
- For the biscuit base, Grease and line a spring-form tin, 22cm in diameter. Melt the butter and allow to cool slightly.
- Combine the crushed biscuits, melted butter, brown sugar and coconut. Press the mixture firmly into the base of the tin and place in the fridge for a minimum of 20 minutes.
- To create the ganache sauce, Place the Bulla Cooking Cream and vanilla bean paste in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and pour the boiled cream over the top. Whisk to combine.
- Cover with plastic wrap touching the surface of the sauce and set aside until required.
- For the cheesecake filling, Semi-whip the Bulla Thickened Cream and set aside in the fridge.
- Beat the cream cheese and sugar together until completely smooth.
- Add the sieved icing sugar, Bulla Double Cream, lemon juice and vanilla, beat for 2-3 minutes.
- Gently fold in the semi-whipped Bulla Thickened Cream.
- To assemble the cheesecake, Spread half of the cheesecake filling over the chilled biscuit base.
- Drizzle half of the chocolate sauce on top of the cheesecake filling, then scatter 2/3 of the chopped honeycomb over the top. Reserve the remaining chocolate sauce and honeycomb for garnishing.
- Spread the remaining cheesecake filling on top. Place the cheesecake in the fridge for a minimum of 8 hours or overnight to set.
- Prior to serving, unmould the cheesecake and place it on a serving plate. Whisk the Bulla Double Cream and sieved icing sugar together until it reaches a spreadable consistency.
- Spread the cream over the cheesecake to create a rustic finish.
- Drizzle with remaining chocolate sauce and garnish with the remaining chopped honeycomb and lavender flowers, if using.
Ingredients
Biscuit Base
- 200g butternut snap biscuits, crushed
- 115g unsalted butter
- 70g brown sugar
- 20g desiccated coconut
Chocolate Ganache Sauce
- 100mL Bulla Cooking Cream
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 180g good quality milk chocolate, roughly chopped
Honeycomb Cheesecake Filling
- 400mL Bulla Thickened Cream
- 890g cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 130g caster sugar
- 20g pure icing sugar, sieved
- 80mL Bulla Double Cream
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Assembly
- 280g chocolate ganache sauce (made in step above)
- 100g chocolate-coated honeycomb, roughly chopped
- 40g pure icing sugar, sieved
- 320mL Bulla Double Cream
- lavender flowers (optional)