Name: Chocolate Cheesecake recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 195 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 125 g chocolate biscuits crushed; 60 g butter melted; 250 g cream cheese; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 2 eggs separated; 1 cup cream; 125 g dark chocolate; 1 pinch salt

by Lozza62 Last updated on 07/09/2019

A melt-in-your-mouth cheesecake that's guaranteed to impress. - Lozza62

Ingredients

125 g chocolate biscuits crushed
60 g butter melted
250 g cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs separated
1 cup cream
125 g dark chocolate
1 pinch salt

Method

Step 1

Combine crushed biscuit crumbs and melted butter, mix well.
Step 2

Press mixture on to base of a greased 20 cm springform pan. Refrigerate until required.
Step 3

Beat cream cheese until smooth, add ¼ cup sugar and the vanilla, beat well.
Step 4

Add lightly beaten egg yolks and chocolate, which has been melted over hot water.
Step 5

Beat egg whites and salt until peaks form, gradually beat in remaining sugar. Fold through chocolate mixture.
Step 6

Fold through the whipped cream.
Step 7

Pour mixture onto crumb base. Refrigerate for 3 hours until set.
Step 8

To serve, decorate with extra whipped cream and grated chocolates and / or strawberries.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

I like to decorate with chocolate leaves, which I make by painting melted chocolate onto the back of washed and thoroughly dried camellia leaves (these have the best shape and definition).

Leave to set in fridge for a few hours before gently peeling the leaf away from the chocolate.