Unicorn Layered No-bake Cheesecake with Choc Chip Base

As with almost every young girl just now, my youngest daughter is obsessed with all things Unicorn, from soft toys to Unicorn coloured clothing, anything that resembles the amazing pastel colour of Unicorns.

I am intending doing a Unicorn colour theme for her birthday party in July, so I have been busy checking out pastel colour desserts and cakes, there is an abundance of variations on the internet. As my family LOVE cheesecake I thought I would practice with a Unicorn layered cheesecake to see how it turned out before making it on her big day.

Ingredients for base

200 g chocolate chip cookies
70 g unsalted butter, melted

Ingredients for filling

400 g cream cheese brought to room temp
400 ml thickened cream
75 g granulated sugar
1 1/2 Tsp vanilla essence
1 Tbsp lemon juice
pink, yellow, blue and lilac food colouring

Method

1. Crush cookies into fine crumbs, mix in melted butter and stir to combine. Press the crumb mixture firmly into the base of an 8" spring form cake pan.

Refrigerate whilst making the filling.

2. Place cream cheese in a stand mixer bowl and beat until smooth. Add sugar and combine, then add thickened cream, lemon juice and vanilla essence, mix until smooth and slightly thickened.

3. Divide the mixture evenly between 4 bowls, add a little food colouring to each bowl and mix to make 4 individual pastel shades.

4. Spread one coloured mixture evenly over the biscuit base and return to freezer for 10-15 minutes, this prevents mixing of the layers. Continue to do this with each coloured layer. Once all layers are in place, freeze for 2-3 hours until fully set.

5. When ready to serve remove from freezer and run a damp hot cloth around the tin, this will help to release the cheesecake. Add topping of you choice, I used pastel coloured fairy floss.

I am sure this will be a huge hit at her birthday party 👍

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