Lets prepare Brandy Alexander Cheesecake today. It is in our Cake recipe and you will really like to eat after preparing by yourself.

Ingredients:

• BASE
• 90g (30z) plain sweet biscuits
• 60g (20z) hazelnuts
• 60g (20z) butter
• 60g (20z) dark chocolate
• FILLING
• 250g (80z) cottage cheese
• 250g (80z) packaged cream cheese
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons gelatine
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 1 cup cream
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1 tablespoon cream de cacao

How to Prepare:

Base:

1. Put finely crushed biscuits and finely chopped hazelnuts in basin.
2. Melt butter in pan, add finely chopped chocolate, stir until melted and combined.
3. Add to biscuit mixture; mix well.
4. Press over base of greased 20cm (8in) springform pan.
5. Refrigerate.

Filling:

1. Push cottage cheese through fine sieve.
2. Put cottage cheese and cream cheese into bowl, beat until light and fluffy.
3. Gradually beat in sugar, add vanilla.
4. Dissolve gelatine in hot water, allow to cool.
5. Beat gelatine mixture and unwhipped cream into cream cheese.
6. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form, fold into cream cheese mixture with brandy and cream de cacao.
7. Pour over prepared base.
8. Refrigerate until set.
9. To serve, spoon topping over and pipe it decoratively round edge.
10. Sprinkle with a little grated nutmeg.

Topping:

1. Put all ingredients except nutmeg in bowl, mix lightly, stand 10 minutes.
2. Beat until soft peaks form.