Lamington Cheesecake Slice

Tisme's Note:

I have not made this yet, but it looked so delcious when I saw it being made on the sunrise show. Very rich, very chocolatie and very creamy. I will be making this for Australia Day! Cooking time is the time for the cheesecake to set in the fridge.Please note Lamington fingers are the cakes to be used in this recipe, but I was unable to list Lamington in the ingredients. Lamington's are a cake covered in chocolate icing and coconut.

• Total Time: 9 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 18 laimgton sponge cake fingers (see note above)
• 59.14 ml moist shredded coconut

FILLING INGREDIENTS

• 240 g white chocolate, chopped
• 300 ml thickened cream
• 4.92 ml gelatin
• 9.85 ml cold water
• 250 g mascarpone cheese
• 125 g cream cheese
• 118.29 ml caster sugar
• 4.92 ml vanilla extract

TOPPING INGREDIENTS

• 250 g dark chocolate, chopped
• 118.29 ml thickened cream

Directions:

1. Grease a 17cm x 27cm rectangular slice pan. Line base and sides with baking paper extending paper 2cm up sides of pan.
2. Lay lamington fingers, side-by-side, so that they over base of prepared pan.
3. To make filling, place chocolate and 1/2 cup of the cream in a heatproof bowl. Sit bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, stir until chocolate is melted. Remove bowl from heat. Sprinkle gelatine over cold water in a small heatproof jug. Stand jug in same pan of simmering water, stir until gelatine is dissolved. Remove and stir into warm chocolate.
4. Beat mascrpone, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in small bowl with an electric mixer until soft and creamy. With motor operating, beat in chocolate mixture until combined. Beat remaining cream in a small bowl until soft peaks form. Fold cream into cheese mixture.
5. Pour filling over lamington fingers. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight until set.
6. To make topping, place chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl. Sit bowl over a pan of simmering water, stir until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat and refrigerate for 20 minutes or until slightly thickened.
7. Lift slice from pan, pour over topping and spread to cover. Sprinkle with coconut. Refrigerate until set.
8. Serve cut into squares.