Chocolate Cheesecake
A magnificent dessert! Incredibly soft, with a deep chocolate hue. The ganache harmoniously complements the taste. I recommend trying to make it! This amount of ingredients makes 6-8 servings.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 6
- Recipe difficulty
- 4 / 5
Ingredients
for 6 servings
- chocolate cookies 400 g
- butter 180 g
- cream cheese 500 g
- cream 33-35% 150 g
- eggs 3
- sugar 100 g
- chocolate 100 g
- chocolate 150 g
- cream 33-35% 100 ml
- butter 20 g
Instructions
Preparing the base
Step 1 of 19
Melt the butter.
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Crush the cookies.
Step 3 of 19
Combine the cookies with the butter.
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Place the mixture into a baking pan (24–26 cm in diameter). Press down firmly and form the sides. Place in the refrigerator (while preparing the filling).
Preparing the filling
Step 5 of 19
Melt the chocolate.
Step 6 of 19
Mix the cream cheese with sugar.
Step 7 of 19
Pour in the cream and mix.
Step 8 of 19
Add the eggs and mix.
Step 9 of 19
Add the melted chocolate and mix.
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Pour the filling onto the base.
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Wrap the sides of the pan tightly with foil (to prevent water from getting inside).
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Place the pan with the cheesecake in a deep baking tray or a larger container. Pour hot water into the tray up to the middle of the cheesecake pan. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for one hour. Let cool.
Preparing the ganache
Step 13 of 19
Melt the chocolate.
Step 14 of 19
Let it cool.
Step 15 of 19
Add the cream and mix.
Step 16 of 19
Add the butter.
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Mix.
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Spread the ganache over the surface of the cooled cheesecake.
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Decorate to your taste. I used fresh strawberries and confectionery sprinkles.