Gluten Free Orange Cheese Cake

Base:                                                                                 

• 200g almond flour
• 50g sugar (OR sugar equivalent sweetener)
• 1 tsp grated orange rind
• 1 tbsp orange juice
• 75g butter (melted)

Topping:

• 3 tsp gelatine
• 2 tbsp water
• 250g cream cheese
• 250ml cream (whipped) or sour cream
• 1/3 cup sugar (OR sugar equivalent sweetener)
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• 1 tsp orange rind
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (or essence)

Base:

1. Melt butter. 
2. Combine almond flour, sugar, rind, juice and melted butter and mix well. 
3. Press into the base of a lined, 20cm spring-form tin or equivalent size dish. 
4. Chill while preparing topping.

Topping:

1. Combine gelatine and water and leave to soak (at least 10 mins). 
2. Whip cream. 
3. Combine whipped cream and cream cheese and beat together.
4.  Add sugar, juice, rind, and vanilla (mixture must be at room temperature or it will cause problems with the gelatine). 
5. Beat together until sugar is fully dissolved. 
6. Heat gelatine and water mixture over hot water or on low setting in microwave to dissolve the gelatine. 
7. Add melted gelatine to the mixture and beat in.

Pour the topping into the tin on top of the base and chill until set.