CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC DESSERTS


CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
This popular variation of the classic dessert is made with cinnamon and chocolate base.

Ingredients:
Serves 10-12
175g/ 6oz plain chocolate squares
115g/ 4oz bitter chocolate squares
1.15kg/ 2-½ lb cream cheese, at room temperature
200g/ 7oz/ 1-cup caster sugar
10ml/ 2tsp vanilla essence
Four eggs, at room temperature
175ml/ 6fl oz/ ¾ cup sour cream

For the base:
75g/ 3oz/ 1 ½ cups chocolate wafer crumbs
75g/ 3oz/ 6tbsp butter, melted
2.5ml ½ tsp ground cinnamon


Procedure:
1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/ 350ºF/ Gas 4. Grease a 23cm/ 9in springform cake tin.
2. For the base, mix the chocolate wafer crumbs with the butter and cinnamon. Press evenly in the bottom of the tin.
3. Melt the plain and bitter chocolate in the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl set over hot water. Set aside.
4. With an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth, and then beat in the sugar and vanilla essence. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl with a spatula when necessary.
5. Add the sour cream. Stir in the melted chocolate.
6. Pour into the tin and bake for 1-hour. Allow cooling in the tin. Remove the rim and chill before serving.

Got this recipe from Ultimate Desserts Cookbook
A Classic dessert, indeed!


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