CARAMELISED BANANA CHEESECAKE

CARAMELISED  BANANA  CHEESECAKE:

INGREDIENTS:       ( serves 8 )

For coconut brownie base:
300  g butter
250  g each,eggs and brown sugar
300  g dulce  de leche syrup
200  qimiq ( a dairy product available in major supermarkets)
10  g vanilla essence
490  g flour
6  g salt
2.5  g cinnamon powder
2.5  g  baking powder
400  ml  milk
500  g desiccated coconut

For cheese mix:
45  g gelatin, soaked in cold water
750  g cream cheese, softened
180  g egg yolk
375  g maple syrup
250  g dulce de leche
280  g egg white
130  g brown sugar
900  g cream,whipped
400  g overripe banana, caramelised
                    and mashed

METHOD:

• To make the brownie base, cream butter, sugar and syrup. Whip eggs with vanilla and fold into the butter mixture. Add qimiq and milk; mix well. Sift together the dry ingredients and fold them into the above mixture.
• To make cheese mix, cream yolk, maple syrup and dulce de leche. Add gelatin. Fold into the soft cheese. Whip egg white and sugar; fold into the cheese mix. Then fold in cream and bananas.
• For cheesecake, spoon coconut into a springfoam tin and press firmly. Pour cheese mix over. Place pan in a large pan and add water to a depth of 5 cm. Bake at 180c for 90 minutes. Let it sit on wire rack for an hour. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours. Serve cold.