Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

For the base:

• 250 g chocolate biscuits (or cocoa biscuits)
• 80 g melted butter

For the cheesecake filling:

• 600 g cream cheese (at room temperature)
• 200 g crème fraîche or labneh
• 150 g powdered sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 200 g dark chocolate (melted and cooled)
• Zest of 1 orange (finely grated)
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon cocoa (optional, for extra chocolate flavor)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• A pinch of salt

For the ganache topping:

• 150 g dark chocolate
• 120 ml cream
• 1 tablespoon butter

For decoration (optional):

• Candied orange peel
• Chocolate chips
• Thin orange slices

Instructions