Make these delish Easter treats, and learn how to temper chocolate for glossy, smooth choc collars
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Make these delish Easter treats, and learn how to temper chocolate for glossy, smooth choc collars
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Prep 45 mins (plus chilling) / Cook 35 mins / Makes 8
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Preheat oven to slow, 150 C. Process biscuits with hazelnuts until fine crumbs form. Stir in butter.
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Press evenly over base of 8 muffin pan recesses. Chill 20 mins.
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In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar together until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well combined. On low speed, beat in cocoa, followed by chocolate and cream.
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Pour evenly into recesses. Bake 30-35 mins until centres wobble just slightly when pan is gently tapped. Cool in oven with door ajar. Chill 2 hours.
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Temper chocolate by placing a glass bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water, ensuring it doesn’t touch the water. Place three-quarters dark chocolate in bowl, stir until melted and a temperature of 45 C is reached on a sugar thermometer.
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Remove bowl from saucepan. Gradually stir in dark chocolate until smooth and temperature drops to 26 C. Place over simmering water and heat to 28 C.
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Cut 6 strips of baking paper. Place on clean surface. Pour melted chocolate along centre of each paper strip, using a palette knife to spread evenly to depth of muffin pan. Set aside 5 mins until partly set.
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Lift chocolate on paper backing and wrap around each cooled cheesecake. Allow chocolate to set. Carefully peel off paper. Top with Easter eggs to serve.