Tim Tam Cheesecake

Written by Lisa Stimpson

Ingredients:

• 3 x 200 g packets Tim Tam biscuits
• 50 g unsalted butter, melted
• Cocoa powder, to decorate
• Filling
• 2 x 250 g blocks cream cheese, at room temperature
• ¼ cup caster sugar
• 2 x 180 g blocks white cooking chocolate, melted
• 300 ml tub thickened cream, whipped
• 200 g block dark cooking chocolate, melted

Method: (allow an hour for the chilling)

1. Grease a 24cm round spring form pan (base measuring 22cm). Line base and side with baking
   paper, extending paper 2cm above edge of pan. Line side of pan with Tim Tams.
2. Process remaining Tim Tams in a food processor until finely crushed. Add butter, process until
   combined. Press evenly over base of prepared pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
3. To make filling, beat cheese and sugar in a large bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
   Beat in cooled melted white chocolate. Mixture may look curdled. Continue to beat until
   smooth. Fold in cream until just combined.
4. Transfer one-third of the mixture into a separate bowl. Fold cooled melted dark chocolate
   into larger amount of mixture until just combined.
5. Spoon white and dark chocolate mixtures alternately into prepared pan. Smooth over top.
   Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
6. Remove side of pan.