I saw this recipe in an old edition of the Your Family magazine (April 1997) and thought it quite decadent with all the chocolate, almonds and mascarpone. It isn’t the cheapest of desserts to make and eating it cold from the fridge wasn’t that great. It was however great at room temperature. Really thought I took pics of it cut but clearly not. Oops.
Chocolate Cheese Cake
Ingredients
Base
125g butter, melted
25g castor sugar
100g milk chocolate, melted
50g ground almonds
90g flour, sifted
Filling
500g cream cheese
125g castor sugar
125ml cream
5 XL eggs, separated
400g milk chocolate, melted
Topping
500g Mascarpone cheese
30g icing sugar
5ml vanilla essence
Extra milk chocolate for decorating
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- Base – Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the remaining ingredients and press into the base of a greased 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin.
- Filling – Beat the cream cheese, sugar and cream until smooth. Add the egg yolks and melted chocolate.
- Beat the egg whites until still peaks form and fold into the mixture and pour over the base. Bake for 2 hours and then cool in the oven for an hour.
- Topping – Beat the ingredients together and spread over the cooled cheesecake.
- Decorate with shavings or grated chocolate.
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Looks amazing
Thanks very much. Must say it was somewhat decadent. Have a super day and thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Gosh that sounds divine – and this shot is perfect! Hope you are doing well! c
Thanks C! All well thanks, getting better each day with the toxic thyroid which threw me for a bit of a loop; solidly kicked it in the rear. 🙂 xoxo
Mandy this dessert is decadent and a great way to celebrate national pi day.
Ooo, there’s a national pie day – fabulous! Have a super day Bam. 🙂 xo
That’s lots of chocolate and cheese…bet it tastes heavenly!
Cut lady sliced slices Angie. Must say, it was great at room temperature. Have a super day. 🙂 xo
Reblogged this on Chef Ceaser.
Thanks for the re-blog Chef! Have an awesome day. 🙂 xo
Mandy,
will you send a slice to America, Pleeeease?!! xxxxxxxx
Better yet, I will bring it personally! Have a beautiful day Kim. 🙂 xoxoxo
This sounds fantastic, Mandy, and you needn’t worry about the photos. The one you did have says it all. Glad to read that you gave your thyroid “what-for”. I hope it learned its lesson and behaves from now on. 🙂
Aww, thanks John! After the talking to I gave my thyroid, I think it is too scared to step out of line again. 😀 Have an awesome day and extra snuggles to Max. 🙂 xo
What I like about cheese cakes is, they are cremier and no bakingnis required.. Thank you for this variation to us
As a family we generally also prefer the unbaked versions. Have a super day Priya. 🙂 xo
Mmm. Cheesecake is my husband’s favorite. Always. And I agree, it is not as good cold as it is at room temp. Hope you’re having a great week, Mandy. 🙂
A happy week to you too Judy. 🙂 xo
So going to make this Easter weekend! Looks delish!!!
Love Rhi xx
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It is such a pretty cake to serve. Hope you enjoy and I would recommend serving it at room temperature. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend. 🙂 xo
It sounds very decadent and my chocolate loving family would enjoy it. 🙂 Hope you’re having a very wonderful day Mandy!
Have a beautiful weekend Kristy. 🙂 xo
Mandy – this recipe sounds wonderful. Love the chocolate in the crust. I’ll have to try that! Have a great weekend.
Hope you get to enjoy this soon Tricia. Have a beautiful weekend. 🙂 xo
Love this!
Thanks Emma! Have a beautiful weekend. 🙂 xo
It looks scrummy Mandy!
Thanks Tandy. Have a lovely afternoon. 🙂 xo
Mandy, I think you’ve just just sent my head into a tail spin lol. I am sitting here drooling away thinking why haven’t I made this. Thanks to your recipe.. I will be making this :). And thank you so much for the wonderful words you left on my blog… I truly appreciate you. xox
Hope you are having a beautiful weekend Kia. 🙂 xoxoxo
Love, love, love cheesecake!
This is definitely one to try Lizzy but definitely recommend enjoying it at room temperature. Have a super day. 🙂 xo
Yumbo, and loving the trend I am seeing across my fave foodie friends blogs – ‘what’s old is new’. Recipes from 1997, I am gonna throw it out there and say…. I bet it is beautiful and a heck of a lot tastier than many of the sweet treats we see today loaded with 7 million ingredients. End rant… Ha! 🙂 Hope you are doing well my beautiful friend. Big hugs and love across the pond. xoxo
Absolutely right Anna, what’s old is new. 😉 Simpler is always better for me. Love to you sweet lady. 🙂 xoxoxo
Looks divine. Thanks for posting!
Thanks very much Khan. Have an awesome day. 🙂
This looks freaking delicious!
It was awesome at room temperature. Have a super day and thanks for stopping by. 🙂