If you are having guests for dinner and are having a bit of a problem with regards to how to please them with a simple dessert, then you should try this recipe. This is practically very easy to make and at the same time, it looks elegant for you to serve to your guests! This is the ultimate chocolate cheesecake recipe! My sons are in love with it. They love eating the top first actually before they start digging in at the middle. They love the cream cheese inside too and the bottom.
In other words, they love everything about this cheesecake!
Ingredients
For the bottom and the crumbs of the cheesecake:
400 g Gold Medal flour (2 2/3 cups)
180-200 g Land O Lakes butter (6.3 – 7 oz)
200 g Domino sugar (1 cup)
40 g cacao (1.4 oz)
1 Eggland’s egg
1 tablespoon of Clabber Girl baking powder
Cheesecake filling:
500 g Elli quark (1.1 lbs)
250 g Domino sugar (1 ¼ cup)
200 g Land O Lakes butter (7 oz)
3 Eggland’s Best eggs
1 tablespoon of McCormick vanilla sugar
1 pack of European vanilla pudding (37 g – 1.3 oz)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F)
Prepare the dough:
Whip the butter until light and fluffy; add the flour, sugar, egg, cacao, and the baking powder. Knead the dough using the hook attachment of the mixer. You can also use your hands, if you like.
Prepare the cheesecake filling:
Whip the butter until light and fluffy.
Add the quark, sugar, eggs, vanilla pudding, and vanilla sugar. Mix well.
Prepare the cheesecake:
Divide the dough into 2/3 and 1/3 parts. Roll the larger part out and place into a round 26cm form. Cover also the sides of the form.
Pour the cheesecake filling onto the dough.
Place large crumbs made from the rest of the dough on top of the cheesecake filling.
Bake in the middle of the oven at 180°C (355°F) for 60 minutes.
USE RED NEXT PAGE LINK BELOW.
Quick Tip: Enjoy with a cup of coffee or a cup of tea.