====== Mango Cheese Cake - No Bake ====== * 6" cake pan with removable bottom ===== Ingredients ===== ==== Cookie Base ==== * 80 g Lorna Doone Shortbread Cookies (3 oz) * 40 g melted butter (3 tbsp) ==== Cream cheese filling ==== * 200 g cream cheese (7 oz) - room temperature * 50 g sugar (4 tbsp) * 1 tsp vanilla extract * 50 g yogurt (3.5 tbsp) * 150 g mango puree (1 cup) * 2 tsp gelatin (6 g) * 2 tbsp cold water * 100 ml heavy cream (1/2 cup) * 20 g sugar (1.5 tbsp) * fresh mango chunks 2" ==== Mango jelly ==== * 1.5 tsp powdered gelatin (4 g) * 60 ml cold water (4 tbsp) * 12 g sugar (1 tbsp) * 120 g mango puree (3/4 cup) ===== Procedure ===== ==== Cookie Base ==== - Pulse cookies in a food processor until you have fine crumbs. - Pour melted butter over and pulse until mixture is well combined. - Press into an even layer in to bottom of the pan. - Chill in the refrigerator. ==== Cream cheese filling ==== - Mix the cream cheese, 50 g of sugar and vanilla. - Mix in the yogurt and mango puree. - Combine the gelatin and water and bloom 5 minutes. - Microwave 15 seconds. - Add 1 tbsp of cream cheese mixture to the gelatin and combine. - Pour the gelatin mixture into the cream cheese mixture and combine. - Mix the cream and sugar and whip until thick and foamy (60% before soft peaks). - Fold the cream into the yogurt mixture set aside. - Place the fresh mango into the pan distribute evenly on the cookie base. Leave 1/2" between the mango and the side of the pan. - Pour the yogurt mixture into the pan. - Cover with plastic wrap and chill for thirty minutes. ==== Mango jelly ==== - In a bowl mix the water and gelatin. - Mix and bloom for five minutes. - Add sugar and stir to dissolve. - Add mango puree and stir to combine thoroughly. - Gently pour the mango mixture into the pan. - Cover with plastic wrap and chill for three hours. ==== How To Remove From Pan ==== - Heat a damp towel folded lengthwise to fit the pan (steamer in a pot might work). - Place the pan on a firm pedestal. - Wrap the warm towel around the pan to heat the side and loosen the cake from the pan. - Gently push the ring portion of the pan down to reveal the cake.