Marbled Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

Serves: 16

• Base:
• 3 cups chocolate biscuit crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely diced almonds
• 1/4 cup (60g) white sugar
• 125g butter, melted
• Filling:
• 60g dark cooking chocolate
• 500g cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup (220g) white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond essence
• 500g sour cream, room temperature

Preparation method

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 1 hour 40 minutes

1.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.

2.

Base: In a medium bowl combine biscuit crumbs, almonds, sugar and melted butter. Mix well. Press into the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 25cm springform pan.

3.

Filling: In bowl over boiling water heat the chocolate stirring occasionally until it is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm.

4.

In a large bowl beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Fold in the almond essence and sour cream. Pour 1 1/2 cups of the filling into a smaller bowl. Stir the melted chocolate into the smaller bowl then fold loosely back into plain filling. Pour into crust. With the tip of a knife swirl the filling to create a marbled effect.

5.

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Turn off oven and let cake cool in oven for 1 hour with the door closed. Cool at room temperature then refrigerate overnight.