Chocolate Cherry Truffle Cheesecake

"My mom's birthday cake this year was a double chocolate sour cream cheesecake with a pureed cherry swirl. Rather than a crumb crust base, I baked a chocolate and port-soaked cherry cookie, which provided a bit more sturdiness when serving. For presentation, I ringed the bottom with dark Belgian chocolate wafers and topped the whole lot off with chocolate covered cherries!"
 
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Ready In:
25hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
19
Yields:
1 10" cheesecake
Serves:
16
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ingredients

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directions

  • Crust:

  • Combine cherries and port in a small bowl. Let stand at least 30 minutes (do not drain).
  • In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening, salt, egg, vanilla and sugar until fluffy.
  • Sift in flour and cocoa, mixing until incorporated.
  • Fold in cherries and liquid. The dough should resemble a chocolate chip cookie.
  • Spread dough into the bottom of a greased and parchment-lined 10” spring-form pan and freeze 1 hour.
  • Bake at 400 °F for 20 minutes or until just firm. Set aside to cool.
  • Filling:

  • Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and wrap the outside of the spring-form pan with foil.
  • Melt together the chocolates and condensed milk. Cool slightly.
  • In a food processor, puree cream cheese, sour cream, eggs, tofu and salt until smooth. Add chocolate and beat until combined.
  • Pour mixture onto prepared crust.
  • Spoon dollops of pureed pie filling onto the cheese mixture and swirl lightly with a knife.
  • Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour or until filling is set.
  • Refrigerate, covered, at least 8 hours or overnight.

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<p>Montessori teacher, nutritionist and pastry chef: baking is my passion, but teaching the value of good food to whole families is close to my heart too! I have a passion for re-instilling the love of good-quality, home-made and mostly healthy food into the hearts and kitchens of children and their families today. I believe that any ?homemade? food, even when labelled as naughty, is a more wholesome treat than pre-packaged, cookie-cutter junk.</p> 9408826"
 
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