A rather unusual and adult version of an uncooked cheesecake. This could be served on its own, with fruit puree or a decadent rich chocolate sauce. We discovered this recipe at reader’s blog Mizmoe.

8 oz wholewheat biscuits, crushed
4 oz melted unsalted butter
Dash of schnapps - to taste (Peach or whatever goes with oranges and Vodka)

Filling:
2 blood oranges
2 fl oz vodka
12 oz cream cheese
12 oz Mascarpone cheese

Base:
Crush the biscuits in a large plastic bag, put into a bowl and stir in the melted butter then lightly press the biscuit mixture into the base of an 8? loose bottomed round cake or flan tin, refrigerate to set

Filling:
Take the zest off one orange using a zester, put to one side
Then peel and segment the oranges
Place the segments into a bowl and pour over the vodka, stir, cover and put to one sidePut the orange segments in a sieve set over a bowl to drain
Beat the mascarpone and cream cheese until smooth then fold in the orange segments, add a little of the vodka - to taste
Spoon the mixture into the base and smooth the top, sprinkle over the orange zest
Chill for two hours

The Foodie posted on September 13th, 2007
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