Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake
Ultra creamy, rich and moist chocolate cheesecake baked in a chocolate cookie crust. This would be a festive X'mas treat! For best results, make sure all ingredients are at room temperature. The cheesecake is done when the sides are set and the center is slightly wiggly.
Total Steps
4
Ingredients
24
Tools Needed
3
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- 0 Crust:
- 210 gram <a href="/4YMSSPXL">Flour</a>
- 10 gram Baking <a href="/Y5ZXC2T7">cocoa</a>
- 7 gram <a href="/J2KTPXCW">Baking powder</a>
- 50 gram <a href="/ZFPKGGKX">Caster sugar</a>
- 1 gram pack / 8 <a href="/SCWTQ5DZ">Vanilla </a><a href="/6H6G87VP">sugar</a>
- 0.20000000298023224 teaspoon <a href="/7WDLGSY7">Salt</a>
- 120 gram <a href="/WDBZPYYF">Unsalted butter,</a> cool
- 1 <a href="/2PVT278D">Egg</a>
- 0 Filling:
- 450 gram Bittersweet <a href="/BYYMNFBQ">chocolate,</a> chopped small
- 180 gram <a href="/ZFPKGGKX">Caster sugar</a>
- 500 gram <a href="/BKNM6JJQ">German </a><a href="/8RRSHGSB">Quark</a>
- 200 gram Philadelphia regular <a href="/KRDRGB6K">cream cheese</a>
- 1 tablespoon <a href="/85HZGWS6">Pudding </a>powder (or <a href="/CT6LHSSZ">cornstarch)</a>
- 1 teaspoon Baking <a href="/Y5ZXC2T7">cocoa</a>
- 4 <a href="/2PVT278D">Eggs</a>
- 1 teaspoon <a href="/SZC3QLP7">Vanilla extract</a>
- 200 gram Canned <a href="/P6GNXCLK">red cherries </a>(optional)
- 0 <a href="/GNHY2DKF">Cherry </a>Sauce:
- 60 gram <a href="/ZFPKGGKX">Caster sugar</a>
- 1 tablespoon <a href="/CT6LHSSZ">Cornstarch</a>
- 80 gram <a href="/GNHY2DKF">Cherry </a>juice
- 1 tablespoon <a href="/Y5K7YSXM">Lemon </a>juic
Instructions
Step 1
Grease a 10 inch springform pan and line with a <a href="/RNT367Z2">baking </a>paper. To prepare the curst, combine and sieve first five ingredients first in a bowl, <a href="/XZBDDD5G">cut </a>in butter and egg until a smooth dough forms. <a href="/4NXSJQ3D">Press </a>firmly on the bottom and sides of prepare pan. Use a fork to <a href="/45BJSPGG">prick </a>the crust in regular intervals. Cover and <a href="/FK6MC4B6">chill </a>the crust for 30 minutes.
Step 2
<a href="/H3S4YV46">Pre-heat </a>oven to 200C/400F. <a href="/DRM2WPZ4">Stir </a>chopped chocolate and sugar in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of <a href="/GFSF4J5F">simmering </a>water until <a href="/64W3NS5R">melted </a>and smooth. Remove bowl from over water and <a href="/DRM2WPZ4">stir </a>in the vanilla <a href="/QQBJYYGF">extract. </a>Let <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool </a>briefly until lukewarm but still pourable.
Step 3
<a href="/S6W4FR7F">Blend </a>quark and <a href="/R3P5MM3Z">cream </a>cheese in another bowl until smooth. Add in cocoa powder and pudding powder. <a href="/DRM2WPZ4">Stir </a>to combine. <a href="/S6W4FR7F">Blend </a>in eggs, one at a time. Gently <a href="/DRM2WPZ4">stir </a>in lukewarm chocolate until completely <a href="/S6W4FR7F">blended. </a>Pour filling over crust. <a href="/4NXSJQ3D">Press </a>cherries lightly into chocolate mixture if using. <a href="/RNT367Z2">Bake </a>until the filling is set, about 50 minutes. <a href="/B52FHCF2">Turn </a>off the oven and let <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool </a>in oven with door ajar for about 1 hour. Take out and <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool </a>completely. <a href="/FK6MC4B6">Chill </a>the cake overnight.
Step 4
In a pot, combine sugar and cornstarch. Add in cherry, lemon <a href="/QDWRNXYW">juice </a>and <a href="/DRM2WPZ4">stir </a>until smooth. Cook over medium <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat,</a> <a href="/DRM2WPZ4">stirring,</a> until the mixture <a href="/W7VKDJHH">boils </a>and <a href="/LXP6HLBF">thickens. </a>Remove from <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat </a>and let <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool. </a>Drizzle the chocolate cheesecake with cherry sauce or simply just dust with <a href="/RP8LCDPZ">icing </a>sugar.