New York Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 200 g biscuits (amarettini)
• 100 g butter
• 200 g chocolate, white
• 100 g crème fraîche
• 600 g cream cheese
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 50 g white chocolate, chilled

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 6 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 6 hours 40 minutes

Preheat oven to 175°C (top/bottom heat). Place the biscuits in a freezer bag and crumble finely with a rolling pin. Melt the butter and mix with the crumbs. Spread the mixture into a 24cm springform pan and press down firmly. Bake for 10 minutes. Chop the chocolate and melt over low heat together with the crème fraîche. Beat the cream cheese, vanilla sugar, and powdered sugar until smooth. Stir in the cooled chocolate spread. Spread over the base and smooth the surface. Cover and refrigerate the cake for 6 hours. Carefully remove from the pan, shave the chocolate into shavings with a knife, and garnish the cake with them as desired. Makes 10 slices.