Nigella Lawson's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Those who know me know one major thing. I am a little obsessed with Nigella Lawson. My most worn and beloved cookbook is Nigella's How to be a Domestic Goddess.

One of my favourite recipes from the book is the Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares which are super indulgent (and eerily reminiscent of Reese's Peanut Butter cups). Considering my love of chocolate, peanut butter and Nigella, I decided to try my hand at making the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake from her latest book Nigella Kitchen.

Here is the cake after it had cooled in the fridge for a few hours. You can see the crust was a little overcooked (a bit beyond the desired golden brown). While the crust was slightly overdone, the filling was just right. Smooth and velvety with the right blend of salty peanut butter goodness and smooth rich chocolate.

I recommend this for a special occasion. While it's lovely and quite unique, it's full of thigh-adding calories and you can really only handle a small slice without feeling like you've overindulged. I should admit that I'm not huge on cheesecake and will only make it on the rarest if occasions. I also found the crust a little too crumbly so ended up massacring my slice to scoop up the peanut butter cheesecake interior and slightly sour chocolate topping, leaving the crust rubble behind..

Recipe from Nigella Lawson.