Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake With Ganache
- Ready In:
- 3hrs
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
12-15
ingredients
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For the crust
- 1 1⁄2 cups graham cracker crumbs (10 crackers)
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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For the filling
- 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee
- 1 3⁄4 lbs cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
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For the ganache
- 1⁄4 lb semisweet chocolate
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- To make the crust:.
- Place the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and cinnamon in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until combined.
- Pour into a 9-inch springform pan. With your hands, press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, chop the bittersweet chocolate and place it in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Add the espresso and stir until just melted. Set aside until cooled to room temperature.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
- To make the filling:.
- Cream the cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla and almond extracts and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
- Reduce the speed of the mixer to medium and add the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well. Scrape down the bowl and beater, as necessary.
- With the mixer on low, add the sour cream, and the cooled chocolate mixture. Mix thoroughly and pour into the cooled crust.
- Bake for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and allow the cake to sit in the oven with the door opened wide for 1 1/2 hours. Take the cake out of the oven and allow it to sit at room temperature, until completely cooled.
- For the ganache:.
- Finely chop the semisweet chocolate and place it in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Add the cream and stir until just melted. Set aside until cooled to room temperature.
- Remove the cake from the springform pan by carefully running a hot knife around the outside of the cake. Leave the cake on the bottom of the springform pan for serving. Drizzle the ganache over the top of the cheesecake.
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