Oreo White Chocolate Cheesecake

The oreo cheesecakes above are 2 differently decorated cake made from the same recipe. Everyone liked oreo cheesecake as compared to other cheesecakes that I made so I have put it on my blog to share with those who have been asking me fervently for the recipe. Haha...I will put up a brownie base cheesecake recipe that I made recently which in my opinion, tasted better than the oreo cheesecake. The brownie was first tasted and the cheese left an aftertaste which was really nice and creamy. Anyway, the recipe for oreo white chocolate cheesecake.

Oreo White Chocolate Cheesecake

For the base:

1) 200g oreo biscuits

2) 50g unsalted butter

For the filling:

1) 300g good quality white chocolate, broken into pieces

2) 400g full-fat soft cheese

3) 150ml soured cream

4) 2 eggs

5) 1 tsp vanilla extract

6) 10 pieces oreo biscuits (adjustable to own preference)

Steps:

1) Preheat the oven to gas 3/160C/325F. Make the base: put the biscuits in a plastic bag and crush using a rolling pin. In a small non-stick pan, melt the butter then stir in the biscuit crumbs and mix well. Using the back of the metal spoon, press the mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9 inch springform cake tin. Chill.

2) Make the filling: melt the chocolate. In a bowl, briefly stir the cheese, soured cream, eggs and vanilla extract together with a wooden spoon to blend lightly. DO NOT overbeat (too much air makes the cheesecake rise, then sink, or else, then crack). Add the melted chocolate and stir until smooth (the mixture will thicken slightly). Crush the 10 pieces of oreo biscuits as fine as you can in a plastic bag. Add the crushed biscuits into the mixture and mix well (careful with overbeating).

3) Spread the mixture evenly over the biscuit base and level the top. Bake for 50 minutes until the mixture feels firm round the edge and is slightly soft but set in the middle (It is important not to overcook the cheesecake, or it will go grainy around the edge).

4) Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Remove the cake from the cake tin and chill. When ready to serve, decorate as you wish.

A question that everyone always ask:" Do I need to remove the cream in the centre of the oreo biscuits before crushing the biscuits?"

Answer is you don't have to! haha..

Recipe is modified from "Surrender chocolate".