My Best Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe
This is one of my favorite cheesecakes in the world! It has it all - creamyness and a deep chocolaty flavour and if you add fresh berries on top, a bit of freshness!
Ingredients
Cheesecake batter
Crust
Chocolate ganache
Directions
- 1
Combine the ingredients for the crust.
- 2
Press the mixture down in a 22 cm springform and bake at 160 °C for 8 min.
- 3
Combine cream cheese, crème fraîche, eggs and sugar and whisk.
- 4
Add the melted chocolate and whisk again till smooth. Add the cocoa powder.
- 5
Pour in the cheesecake into the prepared springform.
- 6
Prepare a waterbath, and place it underneath your oven rack, this way you create a waterbath for your cheesecake without actually putting the cake inside the waterbath.
- 7
Bake in the oven at 160 °C, 45-50 minutes. The cheesecake has to be slightly jiggly when its done. Let it cool down in the oven for 10-20 minutes before letting it cool down to room temperature on the kitchen table.
- 8
In a saucepan, add your cream and bring it to a boil. As soon as it starts to simmer take it off the heat and pour it over your chocolate.
- 9
Whisk whisk whisk until fully combined.
- 10
Let your cheesecake cool down to room temperature and add the ganache. Refrigerate for 8 hours and preferably over night.
