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Butterscotch Cheesecake

Butterscotch Cheesecake

Deliciously creamy butterscotch cheesecake with a crunchy biscuit base, perfect for dessert lovers.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Chilling Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 350 kcal

Equipment

  • 8"/20cm springform tin
  • food processor
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Stand mixer
  • spatula
  • Pan

Ingredients
  

Butterscotch Sauce

  • 115 g unsalted butter Melted
  • 100 g dark brown sugar
  • 125 ml double cream
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Biscuit Base

  • 300 g digestives/Biscoff biscuits
  • 150 g unsalted butter Melted

Cheesecake Filling

  • 500 g full-fat cream cheese
  • 100 g icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 150 g butterscotch sauce From the sauce recipe
  • 300 ml double cream

Decoration

  • 150 ml double cream
  • 2 tablespoon icing sugar
  • butterscotch sauce For drizzling
  • sprinkles For decoration
  • toffee sweets For decoration

Instructions
 

Butterscotch Sauce

  • Add the Butter to a pan, and melt on a medium heat.
  • Add in the sugar, cream and salt and boil for 4-5 minutes on a medium-high heat.
  • Take the pan off the heat, and add in the vanilla and stir.
  • Transfer to a container to cool fully. It will thicken a bit as it cools.

Biscuit Base

  • Blitz the biscuits in a food processor until they reach a fine crumb. Alternatively, bash up in a bowl with the end of a rolling pin.
  • Add in the melted butter, and press down into the bottom of an 8"/20cm deep springform tin.

Cheesecake Filling

  • In a large bowl/stand mixer, add your cream cheese, icing sugar, and vanilla and whisk the mixture briefly until smooth.
  • Add in your butterscotch sauce and whisk again briefly to combine.
  • Finally, add in your double cream and whisk until the mixture is really thick. Whisk for a small amount of time, and check the thickness by folding the mixture with a spatula so as not to overmix.
  • Spread the mixture on top of the biscuit base, and refrigerate for 5-6 hours minimum, or preferably overnight for the best set.

Decoration

  • Whip the double cream and icing sugar together until smooth, thick, and you can pipe with it.
  • Drizzle over some butterscotch sauce, and then pipe on your whipped cream.
  • Sprinkle over anything you fancy and enjoy!

Notes

This recipe includes the full recipe needed to make the butterscotch sauce. You only need 150g of the mixture in the cheesecake, so don't pour it all in! The butterscotch sauce will last for one month in the fridge. The cheesecake will last for 3 days once made and is suitable for freezing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 3gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 125mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword Butterscotch, Butterscotch Cheesecake, cheesecake, dessert, Sweet
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