White Chocolate Lime Cheesecake | Recipe
Refreshing summer cake with a creamy filling and a white chocolate topping
Text:
Katharina Kuhlmann
Photography:
© Roberta Dall Alba
22 April 2026
White chocolate and lime are a very refreshing combination. They are the main ingredients in the cream, with which this summer cheesecake is filled. The cheesecake is baked very gently in the oven, which also contains a bain-marie. So the White Chocolate Lime Cheesecake succeeds perfectly and gets no cracks. The topping made from white chocolate, cream cheese and heavy cream adds the finishing touch to the cheesecake, both in terms of taste and appearance. This makes it perfect for many festive occasions.
Why the "White Vanilla" matches perfectly with this Cheesecake
VIVANI White Vanilla Chocolate impresses with its particularly intense vanilla flavour. The finest Bourbon vanilla and a particularly creamy texture are reminiscent of delicious, homemade vanilla custard. Yet, compared to other white chocolates, this bar contains significantly less sugar and has a less sweet taste. The bar has been honoured with the title “World’s Best White Chocolate” by two of Germany’s most renowned chocolate experts for its particularly fine flavour.
White vanilla chocolate is the perfect base for summer creations because it has a lighter flavour than milk or dark chocolate. It pairs particularly well with the fruity notes of lime, and its sweetness balances out the tartness of the fruit.
RECIPE: WHITE CHOCOLATE LIME CHEESECAKE
Ingredients
For a springform pan with Ø 20 cm
For the cheesecake:
265 g
digestive cookies
125 g
melted butter
1 pinch
salt
500 g
cream cheese (room temperature)
150 g
yogurt
100 g
cold heavy cream
3
eggs (room temperature)
160 g
melted VIVANI White Vanilla Chocolate
2 tsp
vanilla extract
85 g
sugar
juice from 2 fresh lime (approx. 60 ml)
zest from 1 organic lime
For the frosting:
40 g
VIVANI White Vanilla Chocolate
100 g
heavy cream
50 g
cream cheese
making
baking time
80 minutes
waiting / cooling time
some hours
level of difficulty
medium
N°
01
Preheat the oven to 175 °C.
02
Grease the springform pan with baking spray. Then line with parchment paper, both the bottom and the sides.
03
Into a bowl, combine ground digestive cookies, melted butter and a pinch of salt. Stir until you obtain a mixture that looks like wet sand.
04
Put it into the pan, press down into the bottom and sides of the pan. Bake for about 13 minutes. Set aside to cool down. Don’t turn off the oven.
05
For the filling, bring a pot of water to a boil. You will need it for the bain marie. Then place a deep pan on the bottom rack of the oven.
06
Into the bowl of a stand mixer (or a regular bowl + hand mixer), place cream cheese, yogurt, heavy cream and vanilla extract. Combine at medium low speed, for about 20 - 30 seconds.
07
Gradually add 3 eggs, one by one. Keep mixing, at the same speed. Add melted white chocolate, sugar, lime juice and zest and keep mixing until incorporated.
08
Pour the mixture on the crust. Then place the cheesecake into the oven, on the middle rack. Pour the boiling water into the deep pan on the bottom rack and close the oven immediately to prevent the steam from escaping.
09
Let the cheesecake bake for about 70 minutes. If the center looks wobbly, keep cooking. If it just jiggles a bit, it’s done.
10
Let it cool down in the oven with slightly opened door for about 1 hour. Then put the cake into the fridge.
11
In the meantime you can prepare the frosting. Cut the white chocolate into tiny little pieces, then pour over the hot heavy cream. Stir until melted. Let it chill at room temperature for a few minutes, then put it into the fridge.
12
Finish the frosting just before serving. Whip the chocolate cream until fluffy. Add cream cheese and stir gently.
13
Decorate the cake with the frosting using a piping bag. Garnish with more chopped chocolate if desired.
This is VIVANI
For 25 years, VIVANI has been developing high-quality organic chocolate from sustainably grown cocoa beans. The brand from Bochum (Germany) stands for ecological cocoa cultivation, transparent supply chains and responsibility along the entire value chain. VIVANI was awarded “The National German Sustainability Award” for this commitment.
Production takes place at the traditional Weinrich chocolate factory in Herford, where each bar is created with a great deal of expertise and craftsmanship.
White Vanilla
With finest Bourbon Vanilla
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