Chocolate cherry cheesecake
A decadent Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake recipe that takes about 45 minutes to make. This dessert covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Perfect for a holiday dessert or special occasion.
Ingredients
US
cocoa powder
1 tsp
cornstarch
0.25 oz
bittersweet chocolate
15.87 oz
butter
1 Tbsp
cherry
7.05 oz
cherry juice
2.82 oz
cream cheese
7.05 oz
free range eggs
1
flour
0.25 cup
lemon juice
1 Tbsp
quark
1.1 lb
salt
0.2 tsps
sugar
2.12 oz
vanilla extract
1 tsp
vanilla sugar
0.28 oz
Method
- Grease a 10 inch springform pan and line with a baking paper. To prepare the curst, combine and sieve first five ingredients first in a bowl, cut in butter and egg until a smooth dough forms. Press firmly on the bottom and sides of prepare pan. Use a fork to prick the crust in regular intervals. Cover and chill the crust for 30 minutes.Pre-heat oven to 200C/400F. Stir chopped chocolate and sugar in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water until melted and smooth.
- Remove bowl from over water and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Let cool briefly until lukewarm but still pourable.Blend quark and cream cheese in another bowl until smooth.
- Add in cocoa powder and 1 tbsp cornstarch. Stir to combine. Blend in eggs, one at a time. Gently stir in lukewarm chocolate until completely blended.
- Pour filling over crust. Press cherries lightly into chocolate mixture if using.
- Bake until the filling is set, about 50 minutes. Turn off the oven and let cool in oven with door ajar for about 1 hour. Take out and cool completely. Chill the cake overnight.In a pot, combine sugar and 1 tbsp cornstarch.
- Add in cherry, lemon juice and stir until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until the mixture boils and thickens.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Drizzle the chocolate cheesecake with cherry sauce or simply just dust with icing sugar.
Nutrition:
781 kcal
Carbs
70 g
Fat
46 g
Protein
22 g
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