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Begin with the base, butter a 23cm loose-bottomed tin.
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Smash or blend the biscuits into crumbs and mix with the melted butter until combined.
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Pour the mixture into the tin and smooth out to the edges then squash down until you have a firmish base.
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Leave to set in the fridge overnight if you have the time...when it comes out it should be hard and solid.
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Place the soft cheese, icing sugar and Vanilla Extract in a bowl, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Pour in the cream and add the 8 strawberries finely chopped up and continue beating until the mixture is completely combined should be quite thick.
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Now spoon the mixture onto the biscuit base, working from the edges inwards and making sure that there are no air bubbles.
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Smooth the top of the cheesecake down with the back of a dessert spoon or spatula.
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Leave to set in the fridge overnight.
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Remove the cake from the tin and slide onto a serving dish then place into the fridge to keep cool.
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Melt the chocolate either in the microwave or in a bowl over boiling water.
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Place a sheet of greaseproof paper on a tray.
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Cut the strawberries in half and dip them in the chocolate then place them on the greaseproof paper, you can also do swirls of chocolate on the paper if you have any left.
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Place the tray in the fridge to set.
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Take the set chocolate strawberries and cheesecake out the fridge and decorate.
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I positioned the strawberries so each slice has one.
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Place the chocolate swirls in the centre of the cake and thats it ready to eat.
