Here is something you may have now know about cheesecake. The Ancient Greek people were the first to actually make cheesecake. However when the Romans took over they changed the recipe a little bit and that became the first modern day cheesecake. It was not until after 1000 A.D that the recipe reached Great Britain and Western Europe. In 1545, the first cookbook with a cheesecake recipe came out for the first time.

Here is my own cheesecake recipe

Orange Cheesecake with Chocolate Drizzle

Ingredients

Crust:

1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
4 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup orange juice
24 oz cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
2 teaspoons grated orange peel

Topping:

2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool.

3. Soften gelatin in orange juice; stir over low heat until dissolved.

4. Combine cream cheese and sugar. Gradually add gelatin mixture. Fold in whipped cream and orange peel.

5. Chill until firm, about 4 hours.

6. Just before serving - in a small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate and oil uncovered on high 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted.

7. Drizzle chocolate over cheesecake