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Chocolate Cheesecake
Chocolate Cheesecake is a traditional British recipe for a classic cheesecake made of a biscuit (cookie) crumb base topped with a Mascarpone cheese, egg, creme fraiche, sugar and chocolate mix that's baked, topped with raisins, chilled and served. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Chocolate Cheesecake.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
75 minutes
Total Time:
95 minutes
Additional Time:
(+cooling)
Serves:
6
Rating: 
Tags : Cheese RecipesBaking RecipesCake RecipesBritish Recipes
A classic cheesecake that really needs to be made the day before and which uses home-made digestive biscuits as a base.
Ingredients:
165g
digestive biscuits (though I used bourbon biscuits for a chocolate base)
10g butter, melted
250g Mascarpone cheese (or use this site's recipe for
home-made mascarpone)
500ml crème fraîche
100g dark (at least 75% cocoa solids), chocolate
2 large eggs
40g caster sugar
100g raisins (optional)
Method:
Crush the biscuits (best done in a bag and by bashing with a rolling pin) and mix in a bowl with the melted butter. Press the mixture into the base of a springform cake tin then place in an oven pre-heated to 200°C (180°C fan/400°F/Gas Mark 6) and bake for about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool. Meanwhile, reduce the oven to 150°C (130°C fan/300°F/Gas Mark 2).
Place the chocolate in a bain-marie (a bowl set over a pan of water just off the boil) and stir until melted. Whisk together the Mascarpone cheese and crème fraîche in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs and sugar and whisk to combine. Carefully fold in the melted chocolate then pour over the cake base and place in the centre of your prepared oven.
After 60 minutes turn the oven off and allow to cool naturally (this will help minimize cracking). When cold take out of the tin, top with the raisins (if desired) serve.
