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Double Your Pleasure Cheesecake!

10/7/2014

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When you taste this heavenly dessert, your taste buds will fall in love! This rich and creamy cheesecake will surely become one of your favorites.  It's a crowd pleaser and well worth the effort!  Put on your favorite tunes 7 get started......you'll have a masterpiece within no time.

HAVE FUN & ENJOY!

For the base:


  • 1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 stick butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder



For the fillings:

Chocolate

  • 6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped small
  • 2 - 8oz. Pkgs cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup superfine sugar
  • 1 tablespoon custard powder (available at baking supply stores)
  • 3 large eggs plus 3 egg yolks
  • 2/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder, dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water
Plain

  • 3 - 8oz. Pkgs cream cheese , room temperature

  • 4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 6 ounces sour cream, room temperature

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

  • 3 large eggs, plus 2 egg yolks

  • Zest of 1 lemon

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    For the glaze:

  • 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon dark corn syrup
  • (I also drizzled the top with my homemade salted caramel sauce).....but any drizzle will do - also try some shaved white chocolate!  That will give this beauty even more eye appeal!
  • To make your base, process the graham cracker crumbs, butter and cocoa powder in a food processor until it makes damp, clumping crumbs. Tip them into a 9-inch springform pan. Press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan to make an even base and put into the freezer while you make the filling.

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put a kettle on to boil. Melt the chocolate either in a microwave or double boiler, and set aside to cool slightly.

  • To make the fillings, in one bowl prepare first filling by beating the cream cheese to soften it, and then add the sugar and custard powder, beating again to combine. Beat in the whole eggs and then the yolks and the sour cream. Finally, add the cocoa dissolved in hot water to the first filling and the melted chocolate and mix to make a smooth batter.  In second bowl, beat cream cheese to soften, then add sugar, sour cream, butter, then add eggs one at a time, beat until creamy.

  • Take the springform pan out of the freezer and line the outside of the pan with a good layer of plastic wrap, and then another layer of strong foil over that. This will protect it from the water bath. Sit the springform pan in a roasting pan and pour the chocolate batter filling into the springform pan. Fill the roasting pan with the just-boiled water from the kettle to come about halfway up the cake pan, and bake in the oven 20 minutes to set.  Pur plain batter on top then bake for 1 hour. The top of the cheesecake should be set, but the underneath should still have a wobble to it.

  • Peel away the foil and plastic wrap and sit the cheesecake in its pan on a rack to cool. Put in the fridge once it is no longer hot and leave to set, covered with plastic, overnight. Let it lose its chill before unspringing the cheesecake to serve.

  • To make the glaze, very gently melt the chopped chocolate, cream and corn syrup. When the chocolate has nearly melted, take it off the heat and whisk until smooth. Let it cool a little, then POUR it over the cheesecake. Use the remaining glaze as an accompanying sauce.

YUMMMMMMMMMMM!

No Doubt about it!         

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