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Chocolate Ganache Cheesecake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Ahmed1 / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago Inside - outside ganche cheesecake. Using the rest of a chocolate ganache mixture, I wanted to create a new cheesecake And I just couldn’t believe the results…Easy, tender and delicious taste and flavor and above all , from my own creation. Try this one!! ... More Prep:20m Cook:75m Servings:10	Ahmed1
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add cream

beat

add sour cream

crust in pan

sugar and cheese

beat

add eggs

add ganache

beat

add espresso

mixed

pour in pan

smooth top

baked

make glaze 1

pour over cake

smooth sides

hazelnuts

coffee beans

sift cocoa powder

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Ingredients

Crust:

1 ½ cups chocolate cookie crumbs

1/3 cup butter, melted

2 ½ (8 oz) light cream cheese, softened

4 ½ oz Philadelphia cream cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

¾ cup sour cream or Yogurt

¼ cup heavy cream

½ cup chocolate ganache mixture

1 tsp instant espresso coffee (optional)

Topping:

9 ½ oz plain chocolate, chooped

1 ½ cups heavy cream

2 tbsp butter

Decoration:

2 tbsp roasted coffee beans

1tbsp cocoa powder

3 tbsp hazelnuts, coarsely chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and line the base of a 25cm loose bottom cake pan and line the base with parchment.

Mix the cookies crumbs and butter and press in the base of the pan, bake for 10 minutes. Leave to cool.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, add vanilla and beat again. Mix in the sour cream and beat. Add the heavy cream and beat again then add the chocolate Ganache mixture and the espresso and beat until all mixed together. Pour over the baked crust and bake for 1 ¼ hours till set. Leave to cool in oven with door ajar. Chill for 3-4 hours.

For the topping:

Heat the heavy cream in a heavy saucepan until simmering point and pour over the chopped chocolate. Stir until chocolate melts. Add the butter and stir again. Leave to cool until thickens, stirring occasionally. Pour over the top of the cake smoothing with a spatula around the sides. Decorate all around the sides with the chopped hazelnuts and use the coffee beans and cocoa powder for the top. Chill again.

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Comments

lunasea 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Great recipe, Ahmed! It is so beautiful and I love the ingredients. I'll be trying this one for sure....thanks my friend...

sparow64 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Ahmed, you have another keeper! Sounds fantastic. And thanks for the step-by-step photos, that is so helpful! Glad you are up and running again posting recipes!

sunny 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Over the top fabulous Ahmed!

chefmal 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Wow. You know, my new roommate's friend has a van. I'm going to ask him if he'd move my stuff in exchange for one of these. Don't things just taste better when you make up the recipe?? You rule, as always. I wanna be Ahmed when I grow up.

jovi_nutt 1 year, 7 months ago said:
This looks amazing, I can't wait to make it...Maybe for a birthday very soon!! Thanks...

berry 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Wow... This is perfect!

cholena 1 year, 7 months ago said:
And now .... you are talking : )

magali777 1 year, 7 months ago said:
This is glorious Ahmed! looks delicious!
Magali

vivian 1 year, 7 months ago said:
You are so clever, this is another masterpiece.
Though I don't like roasted coffee beans, so could I just use the hazelnuts?

michellem 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Very sweet looking cake! Thank you!

watson2167 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Great recipes..i love cheesecake and coffee, great combinations.....i'm glad i had you as a my cooking friend...Thanks Ahmed1. Will have to try soon.

krumkake 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Another work of art - how can you eat these desserts after you create them?? Excellent flavors...you are a baking wizard, Ahmed!

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 7 months ago said:
You did a fabulous job! Looks and sound, heavenly!

chriesi 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Simply fantastic! Oh so many cakes I have to bake! hehe

mumtazcatering 1 year, 7 months ago said:
YUMMY.....................Mmmmm.............Mmmmmmm

debwin 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Very pretty and sounds delicious. I will add this to my cheesecake recipe collection.

angelgirl94 1 year, 6 months ago said:
How did I miss this one? I'm always on the lookout for your dessert recipes. Just printed it and will add it to my recipe collection. Thanks for sharing. :)