Chocolate Cheesecake

Chocolate Cheesecake is a delight for any chocolate lover with a rich and creamy chocolate, cream cheese baked to perfection and topped with cocoa powder. This is the creamy, smooth most chocolatey cheesecake you taste!

INGREDIENTS

For the crust:

1 cup graham crackers

7 tablespoons butter, melted

For the filling:

2 bars 300g dark chocolate 60%

3 cups cream cheese room temperature

1 cup sour cream room temperature

3 tablespoons organic cocoa powder

1 teaspoon instant coffee (dark or medium)

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/8 cups sugar

4 eggs room temperature

1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 325 F . 2. Crush biscuits to fine powdery crumbs, add melted butter and mix until combined. Press the crumbly mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes and allow to cool.

Make the Filling:

1. Roughly chop the chocolate bars and place in a heat proof bowl, place over a pot of simmering water and melt the chocolate completely or use the microwave in 25 seconds timer until chocolate is melted, keep it aside.

2. In a large bowl beat together room temperature cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla extract, until creamy and no lumps remain. And the room temperature sour cream and beat again until everything is mixed and smooth, slowly add the coffee powder, cocoa powder and beat again, mixing everything well, don’t forget to scrape the sides of the bowl.

3. Add in the eggs one at a time, beat to combine, lastly add in the melted chocolate, mix everything together until combined.

4. Place an aluminum foil on the bottom of the pan and secure it all around with the aluminum foil. Pour the chocolate cheese filling over the crust and tap lightly a few times. Place the baking pan in a large roasting pan and place it gently in the preheated oven. Pour boiling water about halfway up the side of springform pan.

5. Bake the cake at 325 F for 55-60 minutes, or until center is almost set. Remove from oven, run a thin knife around the edge of the pan, let cool to room temperature and refrigerate overnight.

Enjoy!