Chocolate Cheesecake For Boxing Day

[237SJ]

I am going to make a cheesecake on christmas eve to take to someone`s house as none of us like christmas pudding. I was thinking of doing a Kalhua one and found a recipe. Some of the people who rated the recipe made that cheesecake with Baileys instead of Kalhua. Then I got thinking about doing an orange chocolate one instead. Now I can`t decide. One of the recipes called for a sort of whipped cream accompaniment but that won`t still be whipped by Boxing Day and I`m not taking the ingredients with me to do it then. So my ideas are - chocolate Baileys, orange chocolate (possibly with crushed gingernut biscuits for the base rather than digestives) or just chocolate (with shop bought salted caramel sauce on the side). What could I have on the side with the orange one or the Baileys one - any ideas as I`d like something rather than just a slice of cake on it`s own.

[jack daniels]

Hi 237SJ

I imagine the meal will end with cheese & biscuits and coffee? I personally - especially if it's been a heavy/rich meal would try and keep it simple with not too many flavours going on at once.
Orange chocolate sounds nice but using chocolate digestive biscuits for the base (or jaffa cakes, although that will give it a 'softer' base just a thought)
You could also do an orange sauce, thickened with cornflour and add orange flavored alcohol to go with the overall chocolate orange cheesecake.

hth

Anna x

[diddlydo]

For me orange and chocolate is a combo made in hell and to be avoided at all costs.

[237SJ]

Thanks but you are not going to be eating it though.

[237SJ]

BTW - thanks Anna x