Oreo Cheesecake

Following my success in making the Strawberry Jelly Hearts, I decided to advance into making Oreo Cheesecake for our New Year.
I got my inspiration from the recipe on the carton box of Philadelphia cream cheese

Serving size: 18cm X 12cm, can cut into at least 8 pieces. (I cut it into 15 small pieces)

Making the Base
I'm using the 18cm X 12cm (1L) LocknLock plastic container again since it served me well for the Strawberry Jelly Hearts.

Ingredients

• 100g of Oreo biscuit (split the Oreo and remove the cream filling before weighing, keep the filling for later use)
• 40g melted butter

Method

1. Place the biscuit into a plastic bag and crush into crumbs.
2. Add melted butter into the plastic bag of crumbs and mix well. The crumbs should fuse together with the butter into a moist loose lump.
3. Line the base of the container with plastic bag or aluminum foil. Make sure that the sides of the bag or foil is overhanging out of the container. This will make the process of removing the "finished goods" from the container easier.
4. Pour the moist crumbs into the container and press firmly with the help of a spoon. Make sure the thickness is even.
5. Close the cover and chill for at least 30 minutes

Making the Cheese layer
I wanted to make the cheese layer thicker as there's no Jelly layer

Ingredients

• 250g Philadelphia cream cheese, soften at room temperature
• 50g sugar (I replaced part of the sugar with the Oreo cream filling, i.e. if there's 30g of the filling, then just add 20g of sugar... Recycling rocks!)  
• 2 tablespoon gelatin powder dissolved in 80ml of hot water

Method

1. Beat the cream cheese and sugar into a smooth and creamy texture. I don't have an electric mixer, so I use a fork and bowl. Takes about 5-10 minutes to get the creamy texture.
2. Pour in the gelatin solution and mix well.
3. Pour the cheese mixture onto the base and and put aside for 10-15 minutes. The cheese layer should not be fully set but not as liquid as before
4. Space the mini smarties and press lightly onto the cheese layer
5. Chill for at least 3 to 4 hours
6. Cut to serve

The Presentation
I can't think of what to decorate this cake with, I've seen others crushing Oreo (again!) and sprinkle on the top but I thought that looked too boring. So this smart aleck decided to put mini smarties on it... isnt it pretty to look at?
Bad choice! The smarties will "bleed" its colour all over the white cheese layer and the look is totally ruined. Any suggestion on what I can use to decorate?

The Review
Not as popular as the Strawberry Jelly Hearts. Actually I didnt like it myself also, I didnt like Oreo to begin with... so this review is not fair for the poor Oreo cheesecake. There is no Jelly layer nor fruits, so it is a bit 腻 after the 1st piece. We didnt even finish these... some was "donated" to the bin.