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Marble peach yogurt cheesecake


Yogurt - Part 3.

A simple treat your guests will love.

Ingredients (serves 6):
8 digestive biscuits
50g unsalted butter
2 tsp raw cane sugar
175g cream cheese
150g low-fat peach yogurt
75g single cream
2 tbsp castor sugar
1 egg
60g baking chocolate, melted

Method:
1. Place the biscuits, butter and cane sugar in a food processor and process until it becomes a ball.
2. Press the biscuit mixture into the base of 6 heat-resistant espresso cups.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, yogurt, cream, castor sugar and egg until they form a thick pale yellow creamy mixture.
4. Spoon the cream cheese mixture into the cups. Place a spoonful of melted chocolate on top and stir gently with a toothpick to create a swirl.
5. Bake the cups in a 175 deg C oven for 15 minutes. Cool, chill then serve.

Tips:
You can also place the biscuits in a ziplock bag and bash with a rolling pin till finely crushed. Combine with butter and sugar using your hands.

Recipe source: Simply Her magazine (Feb 2008)

Spiced cream cheese frosting

Ingredients (makes about 1 1/2 cups):
170g cream cheese, softened
42g unsalted butter, softened
1/2 tsp vanilla extract or essence
1/8 tsp cinnamon powder
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp nutmeg powder
A pinch of salt
100g icing sugar, sifted

Method:
1. In the bowl of an electric mixer, use the paddle attachment to beat the cream cheese and butter at medium speed until smooth.
2. Add the vanilla, spices and salt, then reduce the speed to low and add the icing sugar. Beat well until blended.
3. Raise the speed to high and beat until light and creamy, which should take about 1 minute.
4. Frost the cupcakes only when they are completely cool.

Recipe source: Today newspaper