Baked Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 180 g chocolate
• 150 g wheat biscuits
• 80 g butter, melted
• 500 g cream cheese, softened and chopped
• 300 g sour cream
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3 eggs, room temperature

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius line springform pan with baking paper.
• 2 break half chocolate into pieces and place in food processor and process until roughly chopped. transfer to bowl.
• 3 place biscuits in processor and process until fine crumbs, with motor running pour in butter. process until well combined.
• 4 press biscuit mixture into base of pan. refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 5 place cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla in processor. process until smooth. with motor running add 1 egg at a time.
• 6 pour cream mixture on top of biscuit base. sprinkle with the chopped chocolate and swirl through filling.
• 7 bake for 50 to 60 minutes until firm in the centre.
• 8 turn off oven and open door. allow cake to cool in oven for 2-3 hours.
• 9 refrigerate for 4 hours.
• 10 when ready to serve, grate remaining chocolate and sprinkle over the top.