AVOCA’s scrumptious Marbled Chocolate Cheesecake is the perfect dessert this Father’s Day weekend!

Treat your Dad to a special homemade nutty chocolate delight, with a delicious combination of roasted hazelnut, dark chocolate and a touch of vanilla.

 

Ingredients for the cheesecake:

150g dark chocolate

700g Philadelphia cream cheese

225g caster sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

2 large eggs

 

Ingredients for the base:

100g roast hazelnuts

140g toasted flaked almonds

140g caster sugar

8g salt

40g Cocoa Powder

120g butter melted

 

Method for the cheesecake mix:

  1. Place a Pyrex bowl on top of a saucepan of gently simmering water.
  2. Add the dark chocolate and allow to melt, once melted take off the heat and allow to cool slightly.

 

Method for the base:

  1. Add roasted hazelnuts to a food processor. Pulse a couple of times so that some of the nuts are a little powdery and some are just crushed still with lots of texture. Mix with the cocoa, sugar, salt and melted butter.
  2. Line an 8” cheesecake tin with parchment paper. Push the mixture down about 1.5cm in thickness. Bake for 10-15 mins at 140 C. It should look like the surface of a freshly baked cookie.
  3. Take out of the oven and allow to cool.
  4. Split the cheesecake mix between two bowls. Keep one half of the mix plain, whisk the melted chocolate into the other half of the mix.
  5. Spread some of the plain mix onto the base followed by some of the chocolate mix, swirling one layer into another to create a beautiful marbled effect, continue until all the mixture is finished.
  6. Bake at 135 C for 35 minutes.
  7. Open the oven door to allow most of the heat to escape, when it has cooled down slightly close the oven door and allow to cool fully overnight in the oven.

 

About AVOCA:

AVOCA comprises 13 stores and is famed for their award-winning cafes, luxury homewares, fashion, accessories and gifting ranges.  Established in 1732 as a handweaving company, AVOCA continues today to produce quality wool products from the original site at AVOCA, Co. Wicklow.  AVOCA stocks a wide range of Irish and international fashion brands.