Orange and Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

1) 600 g/21 oz of plain chocolate or oat biscuits
2) grated zest from an orange
3) 2×100 g/3.5 oz of butter
3) 2 oranges
4) 500 g/18 oz of mascarpone (or another sweet cheese type like ricotta or cottage cheese)
5) 150 g/5 oz of granulated sugar
6) 3 tbsp of heavy creamy
7) 3 eggs
8) 1 tsp of vanilla extract
9) 40 g/1.4 oz of cornstarch
10) 200 g/7 oz of dark chocolate

1) crush biscuits by hand or kitchen robot
2) grate zest from orange over biscuits
3) melt 100 g/3.5 oz of butter, then pour it over biscuits and combine ingredients well
4) place buttered biscuits into a mold in a uniform layer
5) press biscuits to the edge to cover 2/3 of it
6) press biscuits to the mold bottom to remove air bubbles
7) peel 2 oranges up to the pulp
8) cut the pulp out just like in the video to remove skin and seeds, then chop it up into very small pieces
9) place mascarpone in a bowl, then add over it sugar and heavy cream
10) separate egg yolks, then add them to the bowl
11) add vanilla extract and combine all ingredients by mixer until sugar is dissolved completely
12) add cornstarch, then mix ingredients by hand
13) bake the biscuits base in the preheated oven at 180 C/360 F for about 15 minutes, then wait to cool to room temperature
14) whisk egg whites with a pinch of salt until hard
15) add the orange pulp to the cheese bowl and mix the ingredients by hand
16) add egg white and combine gently by hand
17) pour the cheese cream into the mold, put the mold in the oven, bake the cheesecake for 60 minutes at 170 C/340 F, then wait to cool to room temperature
18) cut biscuit crust excess on the edge if necessary
19) place chocolate into a saucepan, then add 100 g/3.5 oz of butter, place the pan over steam (bain-marie), and mix ingredients until you get a smooth chocolate creme
20) pour chocolate icing over the cheesecake in a uniform layer
21) wait to harden the chocolate before slicing the cheesecake up