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Black Forest Cheesecake

Using berries in cakes is a great thing, from a berry chantilly cake, to a sweet strawberry Swiss roll. For this recipe we are taking a classic gateau and taking those flavors to a cheesecake!
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pack chocolate digestives
  • 50 g butter
  • 6 tbsp black cherry jam (sour cherry)
  • 300 ml double cream
  • 400 g cream cheese
  • 150 g icing sugar
  • 60 g sour cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 100 g dark chocolate

Instructions
 

  • Crush the digestive biscuits and mix with melted butter. Into a cake dish, add the mixture and press to create a solid base. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • In a bowl, combine 200ml of cream, cream cheese, icing sugar, sour cream and vanilla extract and mix until smooth. Add 4 tbsp cherry jam and marble through the mixture. Pour into the cake tin, smooth, and chill for 20 min.
  • Make ganache by heating 100ml cream and then adding chunks of chocolate and stirring to melt.
  • Pour ganache over cake, chill for 10 minutes, then add remaining 2 tbsp jam in the middle.
Keyword black forest cheesecake, cheesecake