Cookbook:Lime and Mascarpone Cheesecake

| Dessert

Lime and mascarpone cheesecake is a very creamy and delightfully simple dessert. It can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the fridge. No cooking is required.

Ingredients

 * 500 g mascarpone cheese or plain cream cheese
 * 4 limes (preferably unwaxed)
 * 200 g ginger nut biscuits, crushed or ground in a food processor
 * 50 g butter
 * Icing sugar to taste

Procedure

 * 1) Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the biscuit crumbs. Press firmly into a 20 cm diameter loose-bottomed pan and put aside.
 * 2) Put the mascarpone in a bowl and beat until firm.
 * 3) Add the juice of 3 of the limes and the grated or zested rind of all 4 into the cheese. Stir, adding icing sugar to taste.
 * 4) Spread the cheese mixture over the biscuit base and chill for an hour or so before serving.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * Feel free to serve with grated chocolate.