Baked Chocolate Cheesecake
April 25, 2012 in Uncategorized
Heaven on a plate
JANE AND CATHERINE AND VANESSA AND AMANDA AND EDIE AND DOREEN’S FAMOUS CHEESECAKE
For the crust:
500 ml Ginger Nuts or similar (Catherine says Marie Biscuits, but I say, oh pooh, Ginger Nuts all the way)
113g of butter, melted, or a little more, if you want.
Method:
Bash the biscuits in a plastic bag, if you haven’t got the right equipment. (I’m on holiday. I’ve got some of my stuff, but not all.) You choose how finely you want them crunched.
Melt the butter and mix together until the texture looks like crumble. Line the base of a spring-form cake tin and as much of the sides as you can manage. Don’t worry about perfection. That’s it.
For the filling:
2 tubs low-fat smooth cottage cheese (650 ml.) Or, you can use full-fat if you are feeling robust.
1 tub (250 ml)sour cream
3 eggs
2 bottle tops of brandy
A generous slug of real coffee
3/4 cup (180ml) of sugar (Sorry, but you have to)
200g (2 bars) of dark Lindt or Cadbury’s Bourneville Chocolate
2T of cocoa
Preheat oven to 175/180 deg centigrade. Melt chocolate over heat. Mix cottage cheese and sour cream and blend well. Add the eggs, sugar, coffee, brandy and vanilla and beat well. Mix in melted chocolate and cocoa. When it’s a handsome cappucino colour, pour into crust and bake for 45 minutes. When you take it out the oven, it looks a little wobbly. That’s fine. Let it cool down and stick it in the fridge.
Just a note on the photo, it is a stock photo that I downloaded from the internet as I have been frustrated with the lack of good light or photographic equipment available in my house. I am hoping that after the Food Bloggers Indaba (http://foodbloggerindaba.com/) in June, I will have a better understanding of food photography and have better quality photos for this blog.
Have you found recipes in unusual places? Sometimes the best recipes are found when you’re not looking for them and it makes me very grateful for the age of technology that we live in because you never have to copy, cut out or paste into a recipe book again.
Sous Chef said on April 25, 2012
I’m flying down to CT to the Indaba so we will get to meet!
I do most of my shots outside, I find that helps with the light.
rumtumtigger said on May 2, 2012
Oh yay! I’m so glad to hear that. Can’t wait to meet you. Taking the pics outside sounds like a great idea and I have tried it a few times but it is a rare day in Tableview when the wind is not blowing. Thanks for the advice
mitzireddy said on April 25, 2012
I also have the problem with timing – its not always convenient to take pics in the correct light – one is not always cooking during the day. Nice recipe, R. The Indaba sounds like its going to be a great experience.
rumtumtigger said on May 2, 2012
I agree with you about time of day. I often can only bake after I have returned from work and the artificial lighting does the baking no favours. I really hope you learn loads at the Indaba especially everyday, doable stuff that doesn’t require a huge camera and lots of equipment. Wish you could fly down and join us as I’d love to meet you
Natalie Johnson said on April 25, 2012
WoW! is all I can say. Best cheesecake I’ve tasted by far.
rumtumtigger said on May 2, 2012
I’ll ignore the sisterly bias and say, thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it
janicetripepi said on April 26, 2012
Wow!
rumtumtigger said on May 2, 2012
Thx Jan! I appreciate the comment. Hope you and your family are well