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No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake (Gluten Free)

Gluten-free, Nut-free
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time10 minutes
Servings 8
Author Vicki Montague, the Freefrom Fairy

Ingredients
 
 

  • For the base:
  • 300 g gluten-free cake crumbs - I used vanilla cake
  • 150 g dark chocolate
  • 20 g unsalted butter
  • For the topping:
  • 300 g double cream
  • 150 g dark chocolate
  • 2 tbsp cocoa plus 1tbsp for scattering on top
  • 170 g white sugar
  • 300 g full fat cream cheese

Instructions
 

  • To make the base, crumble 300g of cake onto a baking tray and place in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees (160 fan, gas mark 4) for about 20 minutes, stirring it occasionally in that time until the crumbs become 'toasty'
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tray
  • Meanwhile place your chocolate and butter in a microwaveable bowl and microwave on high power for 30 seconds. Stir well. If you need to heat it a bit more place it back in the microwave and carefully heat again until melted. If you don't have a microwave, set your bowl over a saucepan of boiling water and melt that way instead.
  • Pour the cake crumbs into the melted chocolate mixture and stir well to combine
  • Press the mixture into the base of a springform round tin measuring approx. 20cm in diameter, then place in the fridge to set
  • While the base is setting make the topping...
  • Whip the double cream in a large bowl until it is just holding shape (don't over whip or it will be impossible to stir the chocolate in!) then set aside
  • Melt the topping chocolate in the same way as above then add 2tbsp cocoa and 2tbsp warm water and stir well
  • In another bowl whip the cream cheese with the white sugar using an electric whisk
  • Finally add the chocolate and cream cheese mixtures to the cream and beat until well combined
  • Place the chocolate mixture on top of your prepared base and refrigerate for at least 2 hours until set
  • Scatter more cocoa on the top just before serving