chocolate hazelnut cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1 cup roasted hazelnuts
• 2 bought large chocolate muffins
• 50g butter, melted
• Cocoa powder, to decorate
• Strawberries, to serve

Filling

• 100g white chocolate, chopped
• 100g milk chocolate, chopped
• 2 x 250g packets cream cheese, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1/4 cup plain flour

Method

1 Beat cream cheese, eggs and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.

2 Add flour and beat until combined.

3 Divide mixture evenly between two bowls. Stir white chocolate into one bowl and milk chocolate into remaining bowl.

4 Pour white chocolate mixture over chocolate base and then carefully pour milk chocolate mixture over top.

5 Cook cheesecake in a moderately slow oven (160C) for about 35 to 40 minutes or until the centre is firm to touch. Cool in oven with door ajar.

6 Refrigerate cheesecake until ready to serve.

7 Dust cheesecake with sifted cocoa. Serve with strawberries.