No-bake spiderweb cheesecake by martha stewart

Recipe by Martha Stewart

• Ingredients
• Nutrition

• Spiders, to decorate

Crust

• 500g choc ripple biscuits, crushed
• 185g unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes

Ganache

• 125g dark chocolate, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup thickened cream

Filling

• 1kg cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt flakes
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups thickened cream

• Method
• Notes

1. Step 1
   Make Crust: Combine biscuit, butter and salt in a bowl. Press mixture over base and 6cm up side of a 6.5cm-deep, 25cm round springform pan. Cover. Refrigerate.
2. Step 2
   Make Ganache: Place chocolate and cream in a heatproof, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH (100%) for 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth, stirring with a metal spoon halfway through cooking. Reserve 2 tablespoons ganache for decorating. Spread remaining ganache over base and side of crust. Cover. Refrigerate.
3. Step 3
   Make Filling: Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese on medium speed for 3 minutes or until fluffy. Reduce speed to low. Gradually beat in sugar and salt until combined. Increase speed to medium-high. Beat for 3 minutes or until very fluffy. Add lemon juice. Beat until combined. Whisk cream until medium-stiff peaks form. Whisk 1/2 of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Fold in remaining whipped cream. Spoon filling into prepared crust, spreading evenly.
4. Step 4
   Place remaining ganache in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH (100%) for 10 seconds or until ganache is smooth, but still thick. Transfer to a snap-lock bag. Snip 1mm off 1 corner. Starting from the centre of the cheesecake, pipe a spiral over the top of the mixture, spacing lines about 1.5cm apart. Run the tip of a small knife, curving slightly, from the centre of the spiral to the outside edge. Wipe the knife clean. Repeat every 2cm to 3cm to form a spider web.
5. Step 5
   Cover, being careful not to touch the top of the cheesecake. Freeze for 4 hours or overnight, if time permits. Remove cheesecake from pan. Decorate with spiders. Serve.