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Serves

10-14

Oven Temp

180^oC or 360^oF

200^oC or 390^oF

90^oC or 200^oF

Baked Chocolate Cheesecake

This cake is SUPER rich and I highly suggest serving with melted down frozen raspberries for some tartness.

Ingredients

• 250g chocolate biscuits (I use Arnott's Choc Ripples)
• 80g butter, melted
• 450g dark chocolate
• 50g extra butter, not melted
• 2 tbs cocoa
• 675g cream cheese, room temperature
• 220g caster sugar
• 4 eggs, room temperature
• 375g sour cream, room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180^oC.
2. Crush biscuits to a fine crumb and then mix in melted butter.
3. Press into the base of a lined cake tin (~24cm) and bake for 8 minutes, allow to cool.
4. Increase oven to 200^oC.
5. Place chocolate and butter in a bowl and melt over a simmering saucepan of water. Once melted, add cocoa and set aside.
6. Place cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
7. Gradually add eggs while beating and then add melted chocolate mixture.
8. Add sour cream and vanilla, beat until completely combined (as this is a cheesecake, you don't have to worry aboubt over mixing).
9. Pour into cake tin with biscuit base and bake for 10 minutes.
10. Reduce temperature to 90^oC and bake for 50 minutes (don't open the oven).
11. Turn off the oven and leave the door open slightly, allow the oven to cool completely.
12. Once cool, cover with foil and place in the fridge for at least 12 hours.