Italian
Chocolate Basque Cheesecake
by Nico Strinati · 2.2K subscribers on YouTube
An incredibly creamy and easy-to-make chocolate basque cheesecake. The creamy filling is made with cream cheese, chocolate, cream, eggs, and cocoa, baked until jiggly and caramelized on top.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
7 items- Spreadable CheeseCream cheese, approximately 250 g for an 18 cm pan
- SugarSugar, approximately 100-120 g
- 4 pcsEggLarge eggs
- Dark ChocolateDark chocolate, approximately 150 g
- Fresh CreamHeavy cream, approximately 100 ml
- Seed OilVegetable oil, approximately 2 tablespoons
- Unsweetened Cocoa PowderUnsweetened cocoa powder, approximately 20 g
Method
- Mix cream cheese, sugar, and eggs together until smooth.
- Heat cream until boiling, then pour over chopped chocolate. Let sit for a minute, then stir until smooth.
- Add the melted chocolate mixture to the cream cheese mixture and mix until combined.
- Add oil and eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Sift in cocoa powder and mix until just incorporated.
- Pour the batter into an 18 cm springform pan lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 200°C (392°F) for about 25-30 minutes until the top is deeply browned and the center jiggles when shaken.
- Let cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.
Nico Strinati
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