Whimsical White Chocolate Apricot Cheesecake – It’s A real Dreamy Dessert!

In my house, cheesecake has always been served for Thanksgiving.  The problem is, my mom spends far too long (and by that I mean over 8 hours) preparing a cheesecake that is devoured in 30 minutes.  This cheesecake is ready to eat in 4 hours tops and has far fewer ingredients.  I really like how elegant it turns out. By the looks of it you’d think that you either spent all day slaving over this dessert or that you picked it up from the local bakery.

 

Enjoy this delicious dessert with family and friends.

 

Ingredients

50 g/ 1.7 oz butter

50 g/ 1.7 oz plain butter biscuits

50 g/ 1.7 oz amaretti biscuits

300 g/ 10.6 oz good quality white chocolate

400 ml/ about 1 ¾ cups double cream

about 450 g/ 1 lbs fresh, sweet apricots

1 sachet of Dr Oetker clear cake glaze (Tortenguss)

2 tablespoons sugar

250 ml/ ½ cup water

Alternatively:

a few tablespoons apricot/peach jam

Instructions

Process the biscuits and the amaretto in a food processor. Add the melted butter and combine well. Press this mixture into the bottom of a buttered 18 cm/ 7-inch springform. Place in the fridge until you are finished with making the filling.

Chop the white chocolate very finely. Place it in a small metal bowl, place this bowl on top of a pan filled with water. Make sure the water doesn’t touch the bottom of the bowl. Heat the water, but do not let it come to a boil. Melt the chocolate while stirring often. Set aside and let stand for up to 10 minutes.

In the meantime whip the double cream. Finely chop 2 or 3 of the apricots.

Add 3-4 tablespoons of the whipped cream to the chocolate and stir well. On low speed beat the white chocolate into the whipped cream. Continue beating until soft peaks are formed. Fold in the chopped apricots and distribute this mixture onto the base of the cheesecake. Level.

Slice the rest of the apricots (or as many as necessary) and arrange them on top of the cake. Prepare the cake glaze according to the packet’s instructions. That is place the powder in a small pan and mix it with 2 tablespoons sugar. Slowly add the water while stirring all the time. Bring to a boil while stirring continuously. Turn off the heat, let the mixture cool for 1 minute and pour over the fruit starting in the middle. You will not need all the glaze for this cake, only about half of it or so. Alternatively, glaze the fruit with a few tablespoons heated jam.

 

 

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Quick Tip: Top this with slivered almonds for a pretty effect.

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