You'll get the true flavour of the spread in the layers between the cream cheese mixture. It's a delightful dessert in every bite.
Author Ann Low
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 0 minutesmins
Total Time 30 minutesmins
Course Dessert
Cuisine European
Difficulty Easy
Servings 6
Allergen Egg Free
Ingredients
For the base
125gLotus Biscoff cookies
45gmelted butter
Cheese filling
250gcream cheese - room temperature
150mldairy whipping cream
1tbspicing sugar - sifted
1tspvanilla extract
15ggelatin powder + 4 tbsp water
180gLotus Biscoff Spread - or 200g
Instructions
Biscuit base - Grease the sides of a 6 inch removable cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Crush biscuits with a rolling pin in a zip lock bag until they are like crumbs, then add melted butter and mix well. Pressing the biscuit crumbs with your hand at the bottom of the cake pan. Put the tin in the fridge for later use.
Soak gelatin with 4 tablespoons of water in a heatproof bowl for about 2 minutes. Place the bowl over boiling water until gelatin dissolves, stir well, off heat (keep warm).
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract until soft and smooth. In a separate bowl, whisk whipping cream to soft peaks. Gradually fold it into cheese cream mixture and mix well.
Add some cream cheese mixture into melted gelatin and stir well. Then pour back to the remaining cream mixture and mix until combined. Then pass cream mixture through a strainer for a smoother texture.
Place Lotus Biscoff spread under a bowl of warm water, stir till melted (at creamy & manageable stage).
Divide the cream mixture into 5 portions and Lotus Biscoff spread into 4 portions. Scoop the cream mixture into the center of cake pan followed by Lotus Biscoff spread on top. Continue doing this until all the mixture has been used.
Create feather patterns by inserting a skewer into the cream mixture in one direction and draw the skewer up the opposite way.
Refrigerate the cake for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.
Notes
Note step 6** If you are too lazy to do the marbling effect, you can just make the base with the cheese filling over it and after setting in the refrigerator, then spread the Lotus Biscoff Spread on top.