chocolate & orange cheesecake

[mollykins]

whats the best way to do so? also, i am coming to the end of a box of oatibix and i can't stand eating the soggy bits, so could i put those in the base aswell?

i could do a plain biscuit (and perhaps crushed oatibix) with orangey cream cheese etc layer but whats the best way to make the cheese orangey without chunks of orange rind.


and have either chocolate mixed into the butter for the base (makes it slightly more firm and more crunch), swirled into the cheeese layer, or on top, which is the best way, and if it is to put it in the cheese, should i lightly swirl ir in to make a nice pattern, or completely mix it in? And obviously if it on top, melt it and gently put a thin layer on top, yes? or would it make the cheese sag?

[merciasounds]

Hi - yes mollykins, you can add your oatibix to the base. the best way to add orange flavour to the cheescake part is to use the very fine grater to do the zest, and add a little orange juice or orange liqueur such as Cointreau, Triple Sec, Mandarin Napoleon, or Grande Marnier. I would then put orange segments on top, either fresh or tinned (well drained) and just decorate with chocolate shapes. Personally I can't stand chocolate and orange together, i can't understand why people think they go together, but then that's just me. I wouldn't recommend covering a cheesecake in chocolate either, the fat content of the cheese could make the chocolate 'sweat'

[CuteToni]

Sounds delicious!

[mollykins]

my dad has cointreau and gran marnier in the cupboard.

i was worried about putting it on top, i definately won't now, its jsut you sometimes get a jammy layer on top, but that'll be lighter than chocolate.

I think i'll put the chocolate in the base, i'll use bornville, its delicious, my favourite chocolate and mum and dad like it aswell but dad doesn't eat cheesecake but he might have this one, but it is for my mums birthday and i made a cheesecake at school a couple of years ago, and i always said i'd make another, but never got round to it.

[mollykins]

what about adding plain special k crumbs, i'm coming to the end of those aswell, but i think most of it would still be digestive biscuits.

[mollykins]

I have dark chocolate digestives, so i'll think i'll do a little trial one, using those.