Baked Orange Cheesecake recipe with cinnamon and Philadelphia. Made totally from scratch, the base can also be made using Biscoff cookies. Delicious served with a fresh mango sauce, served either as one big dessert or as mini cheesecakes.
Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan/360°F/Gas 4.Mix all the ingredients together in a mixer or by hand until it comes together. Spread out roughly on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat. Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.Remove then break up the mix into breadcrumb consistency. Press evenly into the greased cake tin. Set aside.
Orange Cheesecake
Turn down the oven to 140°C /120°C fan/280°F/Gas 1Mix the (at room temperature) Philadelphia cheese with the sugar then gradually add the eggs and cream until incorporated and smooth.
Pour the cream mixture evenly over the base and bake for about 50-60 minutes.For mini cheesecakes using muffin moulds, then bake for just 35-40 minutes.
Leave to cool on the counter then chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours. When ready to serve, unmold the cheesecake from the tin by turning upside down and shake gently until the base releases naturally, without breaking.
Notes
Decorate with fresh fruits - such as clementine oranges, pomegranate seeds, cape gooseberries or edible flowers. Delicious topped with orange curd or mango sauce. Unmould chilled from the tin but remove from the fridge 30 minutes before serving to appreciate the fresh orange flavours.*Orange: Use the orange juice to squeeze into the mango coulis.Cream Cheese: ensure that the cream cheese (Philadelphia) is full fat only, including the crème fraîche or heavy cream. Quick Biscuit Base: don't have time to make the base from scratch? Crush 220g (8oz/2 cups) Biscoff/Speculoos biscuits (or Graham crackers) and mix with 100g (3.5oz/ ½ cup) melted butter. Press into the bottom of the cake tin. No need to pre-bake.Measures: Please note that all my recipes are best made using digital kitchen scales in precise metric grams. Both ounces (and cups) are given as an approximate guide.