Chocolate Lovers Cheesecake

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Recipe's preparation

Base

Line base of 10 inch springform with greaseproof paper. Melt butter. Place wafers in mixing bowl and crush till fine and sand like in texture  - approximately 5 - 10 seconds on speed 8 - add in zest of orange and mix through thoroughly. Pour in enough butter to ensure all mix is coated and holding mix together when placed in base of baking pan and spread evenly to edges. Use a wooden spoon or hard spatula to do this.

Filling

Preheat oven to 120 degrees Celsius (250 degrees Fahrenheit)

Place all ingredients for filling into mixing bowl. Break chocolate into even sized pieces or if using Lindt Orange Intense dark chocolate, break block apart into the squares. Mix all ingredients at speed 7 until all combined and thick and creamy (approximately 1 minute).

Pour filling into springform tin and wrap base of tin with tinfoil (approximately 1/2 way up the side of the tin). Place into baking pan and fill with warm water to just up 1/2 way the side of the foil. Place into centre of oven and bake for 45 minutes. To test if cooked through use a skewer and push into middle of cake - if it comes out clean, it's baked to perfection!