Too cheesy? Never

The ultimate-frisbee gals decided to celebrate the birthday of a team member, a notorious chocolate lover. So we held a surprise party for her, just last week.

Of course, we decided the party should be chocolate-themed (admittedly, not exactly a selfless decision on our part). My contribution was a chocolate cheesecake.

BTW, instead of settling for the familiar "Death by ..." moniker, I dubbed the event "Birth by Chocolate" ("Death" hardly seemed fitting, not for marking the anniversary of a birth). 

Anyhow, everybody brought a chocolate item, most of which were lovingly homemade. Shockingly — [insert gasp here] — the event served as supper for some of us.

(Remember, kids, we're professionals. Don't try this at home.  ;‍-‍) )

For the cheesecake, I used a recipe from Nigella Lawson, the famed cookbook maven. Here's the link to the recipe.

Note that for my cake base, I omitted digestive biscuits and cocoa. Instead, I used chocolate wafers.

Next time, I'll tell you how I went about decorating the cheesecake.