Cointreau & orange cheesecake with tender rhubarb compote

Cointreau & orange cheesecake with tender rhubarb compote

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At this time of year I always look forward to the first harvest of tender young rhubarb. I have quite a few crowns of ‘Timperly Early’ which start the season before the heavier cropping...

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Ingredients

  • To make the base
  • 300g Digestive biscuits
  • 150g butter
  • 1 Pinch of cinnamon
  • 1 Tablespoon of demerera sugar
  • For the cheesecake filling
  • 600g full fat cream cheese
  • 300ml double cream
  • 100g icing sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • Zest of ½ a lemon and ½ an orange
  • 150ml Cointreau
  • 2 leaves of gelatine
  • For the compote
  • Several sticks of rhubarb
  • Spoonful or two of sugar
  • A splash of orange juice

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