Black Forest Cheesecake

Name: Black Forest Cheesecake
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 200 g dark chocolate digestives; 60 g unsalted butter, melted; 500 g full fat cream cheese, at room temperature; 100 g icing sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla essence; 200 mL double cream; 1 x 410g tin black cherry fruit filling, drained; Chocolate mirror glaze

By Karen WilliamsPublished: 15 November 2019

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Yields:

Prep Time:

25 mins

Total Time:

25 mins

Ingredients

For the base

200 g
dark chocolate digestives
60 g
unsalted butter, melted

For the cheesecake

500 g
full fat cream cheese, at room temperature
100 g
icing sugar
1 tsp.
vanilla essence
200 ml
double cream
1
x 410g tin black cherry fruit filling, drained

For decoration

Chocolate mirror glaze
1
x 410g tin black cherry fruit filling, drained

Directions

1. Step 1Line the base and sides of a 20.5cm (8in) round springform cake tin.
2. Step 2Make the base: whiz the biscuits in a food processor until they resemble breadcrumbs (alternatively put them in a sealed plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin). Mix in the melted butter, then press the mixture firmly into the base of the tin with the back of a spoon. Chill.
3. Step 3Beat together the cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla and double cream until smooth. Fold in the black cherries then tip into the tin and spread to level. Chill for at least 6 hours.
4. Step 4Remove cheesecake from the tin and peel away parchment. Melt the chocolate glaze as per the package instructions and drizzle over the top. Pile the black cherries in the centre of the cake and then chill until ready to serve.