On the 15th of December, a close group of friends of mine decided to hold a Christmas lunch. We were all to cook a dish and bring it along so that we could sample each others' cooking. I have been an avid following of 'sorted food' on Youtube so I decided to test out one of their recipes - the cheeky chocolate cheesecake. 

cr. sortedfood's Youtube

For my recipe, I substituted the bourbon biscuits for the chocolate cream filled Oreo biscuits as I couldn't find them at my nearest grocery store. When undertaking this recipe, my biggest hurdle was actually melting the chocolate in the microwave with butter and vanilla essence. I placed it into the microwave for 30 seconds but it didn't look like it melted enough and when I tried to stir it, it still felt solid so I placed it in for another 30 seconds. This is where the problem started. My chocolate mixture didn't turn out to a nice silky liquid like it is in the video but rather it came out as a massive solid lump. After researching a bit on the internet on how to fix this, I added small amounts to butter but it still didn't result in what they achieved. However, upon mixing a small portion of the chocolate mixture with a small amount of the Bailey infused cream cheese, the chocolate completely melted. So CRISIS AVERTED YAY! So if your chocolate mixture does not turn out like the video, do not worry. Just combine it with the cream and stir using a whisk and the chocolate mixture will melt and combine really well with the cream.

If you happen to be using 12cm individual tart casings, I would maybe consider doubling the recipe as I ran out of the biscuit base when I hit about the beginning of the 4th casing. That's why you will see in the photos, I didn't fill each tart up completely with the cream cheese as I didn't have enough ... I think the editor of the recipe incorrectly stated the size of their individual tart casings in the recipe. So if you plan on making 4 servings, you could probably get away from the ingredients listed but if you want 6, definitely consider doubling everything.

I also decided to top them with crushed Ferrero Rochers instead of Maltesers as I had them at home already (I also prefer Ferrero Rochers personally). The nut, in my opinion, also added something different to the dish as it was a surprise element. 

Overall, the recipe was deemed a success by my friends with many of them saying that it tasted great especially with the Bailey's infused cream cheese. I unfortunately didn't eat it myself due to health reasons but from how friends have responded to it, I would definitely make it again.