| Cheesecake "Black Forest" | Desserts |
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10" or 11" springform pan, buttered
CHERRY TOPPING 1lb. pitted sour or bing cherries, halfed 1/4 cup kirsch 1/4 cup sugar CHOCOLATE CRUST 1 1/3 cups crushed chocolate wafer cookies (2/3 of box) |
6 Tbsp. soft butter
FILLING 1 1/2 cups melted chocolate chips 1 lb. cream cheese 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1Tbsp. kirsch |
Preheat oven to 325 F.
Soak cherries in kirsch at least 3 hours or overnight.
In a heavy saucepan add sugar to cherries and bring to boil. Simmer 6 -7 minutes until thickened. Cool, then refrigerate.
Mix with hands or fork until well blended. Press crumbs into bottom of prepared pan and three-quarters of way up sides.Chill 20 minutes.
Melt over hot , not boiling water. Set aside.
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and continue beating. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and kirsch. Add melted chocolate and beat until thick and smooth(4 -5 )mi
*INGREDIENTS*
CREAM TOPPING
1 cup heavy cream
3 Tbsp. icing sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp kirsch
*DIRECTIONS*
minutes.
Pour into crust . Bake 45 - 50 minutes until firm to touch. Cool, then chill.
Whip together until soft peaks form.
To serve, spread cherries over filling and top with kirsch-flavoured cream. Decorate with chocolate curls and extra cherries , if desired.
Serves 10 -12.