Chocolate cheesecake with cream cheese
Description
The bake comes together simply and quickly. A truly delicious treat for chocolate lovers! Despite how elaborate it may seem, making this cheesecake is quite easy. You need very little active prep time. Serve it with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
To make the cheesecake, prepare the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2
Crush the chocolate cookies into crumbs. Melt the butter.
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Step 3
Mix the crumbs and melted butter.
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Step 4
Line a baking tin (18 cm) with parchment paper. Spread the finished crumb mixture over the bottom of the tin, forming sides. Then place the tin in the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
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Step 5
At this time, melt the chocolate. You can do this in a double boiler or in short bursts in the microwave.
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Step 6
For the cheesecake, combine cream cheese and sour cream. Add the eggs and confectioners’ sugar. Mix everything until smooth.
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Step 7
Then stir in the melted chocolate.
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Step 8
Pour the finished mixture into the pan onto the baked shortcrust base. Bake the cheesecake in the oven at 130 degrees for about 1.5 hours. The top of the cheesecake will set but will still be slightly wobbly. It will firm up as it cools.
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Step 9
Let the finished cheesecake cool in the oven with the door slightly ajar. Then refrigerate overnight.
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Step 10
Chocolate cheesecake is ready! You can drizzle it with chocolate or dust it with cocoa.
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Step 11
Done. Serve at the table.