Black forest cheesecake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- + overnight chilling
- Easy
- Serves 10-12
Ingredients
- 175g double chocolate chip cookies, (choc cookies with choice chips)
- 50g butter, melted
- 500g mascarpone
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 300ml double cream
- 2 tbsp kirsch
- 200g milk chocolate, melted and cooled
- 200g plain chocolate, melted and cooled
- 20 cherries in kirsch, plus some of the syrup from the jar for decorating (we used Opies – available on Ocado)
CHOCOLATE COLLAR
- 200g plain chocolate, melted and cooled
Method
- STEP 1
Whizz the biscuits to crumbs in a food processor and mix with the melted butter. Press the biscuit mixture into the base of a 20cm springform tin.
- STEP 2
Beat the mascarpone with the vanilla until smooth. Very softly whip the double cream with the kirsch then mix with the mascarpone. Finally, fold in the melted chocolates and cherries.
- STEP 3
Spoon into the tin, swirl the mix a bit on top (see pic) so you leave indents for the cherry syrup to go on top, and chill overnight.
- STEP 4
Make the chocolate collar following the steps below.
- STEP 5
Serve with some of the syrup from the jar and extra cherries if you like.
