Battenberg Cheesecake! – Jane’s Patisserie

A scrumptious no-bake Battenberg Cheesecake with a Battenberg shell, biscuit base, almond and jam flavoured cheesecake filling and extra. 

One of the vital extremely requested and viral bakes that there have ever been… the Battenberg Cheesecake. Marrying all of your favorite Battenberg bits into cheesecake type – what may very well be higher?!

Battenberg 

Battenberg is a kind of truffles that’s an absolute cult basic, and everybody will recognise the long-lasting sq. formed vibrant sponges. It’s a cake that I like, but it surely’s not one I usually make because the steps take far lengthy than others (however don’t fear, a recipe is on it’s method!). 

The cake is usually a lightweight sponge with an almond flavour, colored pink and yellow, sandwiched with jam and coated in marzipan. This cheesecake recipe is designed to copy that, in as some ways as attainable, while nonetheless being a cheesecake. 

I used to be at all times instructed that the chequered markings on emergency service automobiles are known as battenberg markings after the cake, which is sort of cool. And I’ve made a good few Battenberg truffles in my time however I’ve swapped up the colors and flavours to swimsuit themes – even a police cake with blue and yellow! 

Biscuit Base

As a result of I went with the thought of placing Battenberg cake across the sides of the cake tin, I crammed the center with a biscuit base as a substitute. Form of like my kitkat cheesecake, I simply needed to fill the center considerably so there may be nonetheless a piece of biscuit base concerned. 

I discovered it finest to sandwich the items of battenberg across the edge, kind within the finely blitzed biscuits combined with the melted butter, after which press down. I used digestives as they’re essentially the most basic biscuit to make use of in my view, however you should utilize no matter you need, actually. Should you used a chocolate coated biscuit, or a crammed biscuit, be certain to make use of about 2/3 of the butter. 

Cheesecake Filling

The cheesecake filling is a part of the enjoyable with regards to this battenberg cheesecake as a result of it’s meant to signify the colors of the battenberg sponge, but additionally look fairly and style wonderful. I made the yellow half style like almond, and the pink half style like a strawberry jam. 

The almond is stronger in flavour in comparison with the jam, however you possibly can add extra jam should you choose or use a raspberry/strawberry flavouring rather than the jam. The yellow and pink colouring is solely designed to make it look extra just like the sponge, because the jam gained’t color the cheesecake combine sufficient itself. 

I at all times use robust colors equivalent to this yellow meals colouring and this pink meals colouring in order that you must use a minute quantity within the recipe. 

Ornament

Because the cheesecake is tremendous simple to get out and in of the tin with the cake shell, it makes the ornament actually fast and simple as properly. I went for a easy ornament of sweetened whipped cream with slices of mini Battenberg truffles as a result of it regarded rattling cute. 

As at all times, ornament is completely as much as you – I simply do one thing easy to complete off how the bake and recipe look, however you don’t have to fret an excessive amount of. You should utilize sprinkles, melted chocolate, an additional swirl of jam into the highest of the cheesecake and so on – it’s as much as you. 

Ideas & Methods 

• I minimize my Battenberg cake into items about 1cm in thickness as you need them to be robust sufficient to face up to being moved about and squished into the tin. I discovered this use simply over one Battenberg to fill the edges of the tin correctly, so if you wish to use one, you want skinny slices. 
• I used 3 mini battenbergs to create the slices for the ornament, however once more you might depart these off or have thinner slices if you wish to use much less. 
• I used strawberry jam and this pink meals colouring for the pink a part of the cheesecake filling, and I used almond extract and this yellow meals colouring for the yellow a part of the cheesecake filling. 
• This cheesecake will final for 3-4 days within the fridge as soon as made.
• I used this cake tin to make my cheesecake. 

Cake

• 1-2 Battenberg truffles (sliced 1cm thick)

Biscuit Base

• 200 g digestive biscuits
• 100 g unsalted butter (melted)

Cheesecake Filling

• 500 g full-fat gentle cheese
• 125 g icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 300 ml double cream
• 1 tsp almond extract
• yellow meals colouring*
• 50 g strawberry/raspberry jam
• pink meals colouring*

Ornament

• 150 ml double cream
• 2 tbsp icing sugar
• 3-4 mini battenbergs (sliced 1cm thick)

• Slice the Battenberg truffles into 1-2cm dimension items and place across the fringe of a deep 8″ cake tin firmly

• Blitz the biscuits to a high quality crumb, combine within the melted butter

• Pour into the tin, contained in the Battenberg shell, and press down firmly

• Add the full-fat gentle cheese, vanilla extract and icing sugar to a bowl and blend

• Add the double cream and whisk till thick

• Cut up the combination into two, and add the almond extract and yellow colouring to 1 bowl, and the strawberry/raspberry jam into the opposite.

• *How a lot colouring you want will depend on model, I solely use 1-2 drops.

• Randomly dollop the combination into the tin on high of the biscuit base and swirl by as you go

• Set the cheesecake within the fridge for 5-6 hours, or ideally in a single day

• Enhance by whipping the cream and icing sugar collectively and piping on, and high with a slice of mini Battenberg cake.

• I minimize my Battenberg cake into items about 1cm in thickness as you need them to be robust sufficient to face up to being moved about and squished into the tin. I discovered this use simply over one Battenberg to fill the edges of the tin correctly, so if you wish to use one, you want skinny slices. 
• I used 3 mini battenbergs to create the slices for the ornament, however once more you might depart these off or have thinner slices if you wish to use much less. 
• I used strawberry jam and this pink meals colouring for the pink a part of the cheesecake filling, and I used almond extract and this yellow meals colouring for the yellow a part of the cheesecake filling. 
• This cheesecake will final for 3-4 days within the fridge as soon as made.
• I used this cake tin to make my cheesecake. 

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