This month’s We Should Cocoa Challenge is hosted by Chele over at Chocolate Teapot and she decided that lime would be this month’s magic ingredient. I had lots of ideas, including a lime flavoured chocolate cake with lime buttercream, (which sounds so delicious I think I might just make it yet), but yesterday was my turn to make Sunday lunch and I fancied making a cheesecake. I used a similar recipe to the successful cherry cheesecake Mr OC made not so long ago, but added plenty of grated rind and juice of lime. The chocolate has taken a bit of a back seat just making a cameo appearance in the crust and a light grating on the top. The reason for this is that my folks are not big fans of chocolate (how I manage to be their daughter I am not sure!). But the presence of chocolate just about shines through.
This time I cooked the crumb base, but it is not really necessary. I did it this time because I used Hob Nobs and I thought the oats might make a sort of flapjack base. I was right.
This cheesecake is zingy and refreshing and makes a lovely end to a roast dinner. You could say it is a light dessert, but that is then counteracted if you follow it up with a serving of apple crumble and then a serving of crème caramel – oops! Oh well, it was a Sunday.
200g chocolate coated biscuits ( I used chocolate Hob Nobs)
100g butter, softened
400g cream cheese, at room temperature
50g icing sugar
finely grated zest and juice of 2 limes
300ml double cream
To decorate – the finely grated rind of 1 lime and some finely grated chocolate
Method
Place the biscuits into a food processor and whizz until crumbs. Add the butter and whizz again until well mixed. (If you don’t have a food processor then place the biscuits into a food bag and bash with a rolling pin or a can. Melt the butter in a small pan and add the biscuit crumbs and mix well. )
Press the crumbs into a 20cm springform tin, making sure they are well pressed down. Now you can leave it like this or you can bake it in a preheated oven at 180 °c, gas mark 4 for 6-8 minutes until lightly golden. Leave to go cold.
In a large bowl mix together the cream cheese, icing sugar and the rind and juice of 2 limes. In another bowl lightly whip the double cream and then combine with the rest of the ingredients. Spread this over the crumb base, levelling with a palette knife. Place in the fridge until you are ready to serve. When you are ready to serve grate over the rind of one more lime and a chunk of chocolate.
I think chocolate and lime is a wonderful combination. Your cheesecake looks lovely – beautifully decorated.
Did you make all three puddings?
Thank you Lou, no I felt lazy this week and just made the one, my mum made the creme caramel and my neighbour made the apple crumble. We are a bit greedy on a Sunday, we don’t have desserts all week and then go to town a bit. We have been known to have a choice of five!
What a good idea to limit your puddings to once a week but then really go for it! To be honest, I very rarely make a dessert of any kind – I really need to stop being so lazy. It would be much better for me to eat a lovely dessert rather than all the bars of chocolate instead.
It might be best to limit my gluttony to once a month rather than once a week, but that is not my style.
What a lovely combination – lime and chocolate and your cheesecake looks fabulous.
🙂 Mandy
Thanks Mandy
Oooh yum I do love the chocolate and lime combination. Have you ever had those chocolate lime sweets?
Its so hard to believe your folks are not big fans of chocolate, but i bet they didn’t say no to a slice of this delightful cheesecake, albeit with a little choc.
You have encouraged me to submit a lime and choc dish. There is one I have been wanting to make for a while and i think You Shoudl be so Cocoa has given me the perfect excuse to make it now.
Ooh yes, those chocolate lime sweets – deeelicious. I am glad you are going to submit a recipe this month- don’t forget the chocolate this time though 😉
You and you’re Sunday lunches – I will make it up there one day!
You’re cheesecake looks lovely, though I am rather shocked at the lack of chocolate love amongst some of the members of your family. Haven’t used chocolate biscuits as a base before, so must try that sometime. I have been making chocolate and lime cheesecake for years though and love the combination 🙂
I’m just about to make a chocolate and lime cake so am hoping the combination will work well there too.
On the day you do make it up I will make sure that there are six desserts to choose from in celebration. I am rather shocked by my family not loving chocolate too -what are they thinking? Looking forward to seeing how that cake turns out.
Three puddings! – Soooooo jellyboots.
Want to borrow my bike?
Ha ha, I might have to…
Wowee, that looks ever so lush!! And the perfect ending to a Sunday lunch too, I am sure everyone was delighted with this (and the others!) dessert. Thanks so much for taking part again ;0)
Thanks Chele 🙂
I can’t believe that I’ve never thought of pairing lime with chocolate. I love reading about your Sunday lunches, and I bet the cheesecake was a perfect ending to the meal–along with the puddings, that is.
I hadn’t really thought beyond the chocolate lime sweets that Mangocheeks mentioned, so it was a really good challenge. In fact there have been some really unusual pairings in the We Should Cocoa Challenge – dates, tea, limes. It’s a really inspiring challenge to be involved with. Oh I do love my Sunday lunches and of course Sunday puddings…
Deee-Vine. Love the tart lime pairing with chocolate. A pretty pretty cheesecake. I would also love to indulge in those “greedy” Sunday meals 5 Desserts? Woo-hoo!!
Thank you Nancy, yes the five dessert thing is extreme decadence.
A Stunning lime & chocolate cheesecake!!
Looks ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS too!
MMMMMM,…:)
Thank you Sophie.
This looks beautiful. I am the only cheesecake fan in our house (well, I’m sure our toddler would love it but I’m not sure I am ready for that!) but I think I’ll have to make this for some girlfriends. Your Sunday lunches sound wonderful!
Thanks Lucy, yes Sunday lunch is are our treat for the week 🙂
I have a bit of a weak spot for cheesecakes and yours looks divine. Apple crumble and creme crumble sounds good too. Can I invite myself over for Sunday lunch? 🙂
ah thanks Baking Addict, you would be very welcome here on a Sunday.