Rich Chocolate Cheesecake

Name: Rich Chocolate Cheesecake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 180 g plain flour; 100 g butter; 50 g caster sugar; 50 g dark chocolate, melted; 50 g butter; 80 g caster sugar; 450 g cream cheese; 3 eggs; 1 vanilla pod or 5 ml vanilla essence; 35 ml cornflour; 150 g thick Greek yogurt; 100 g milk chocolate, melted; 50 g dark chocolate, melted; cocoa (to dust as a garnish)

Submitted by Norahs Girl

"One of my(if somewhat calorie filled!)favourite ways to end a dinner party."

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 8

ingredients

Base
180 g plain flour
100 g butter
50 g caster sugar
50 g dark chocolate, melted
Filling
50 g butter
80 g caster sugar
450 g cream cheese
3 eggs
1 vanilla pod or 5 ml vanilla essence
35 ml cornflour
150 g thick Greek yogurt
100 g milk chocolate, melted
50 g dark chocolate, melted
cocoa (to dust as a garnish)

directions

Preheat oven to 160C degrees.
Lightly grease and line a 23cm spring form cake tin.
Sift the flour into bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Stir in the sugar and melted chocolate.
Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the base of the tin and press down gently.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Beat the butter and sugar and melted chocolate until light and fluffy.
Add the cheese and beat well.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
If you are using a vanilla pod, cut in half lengthways and scrape the seeds into the mixture, otherwise add the vanilla essense.
Add the cornflour, yogurt and milk chocolate.
Place the cake tin onto a flat baking tray and pour the filling into the shell.
Decorate the top of the cake with the melted chocolate.
Bake until the cake is firm around the edges, about 50 minutes.
Leave to cool in the oven.
Once the cake has cooled, chill until ready to serve.
Dust with a little cocoa powder just before serving.

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Norahs Girl

Scottburgh, KZN

I,m a Mum of 3 (26,22,and 19)They keep me on my toes so to speak!!!!!! and rapidly heading for Hair dye. I live in Sunny South Africa but I,m of Welsh(uk)decent! I use to be(before the joys of Motherhood and domestic bliss Ha HA!) a nurse specialising in Oncology(Cancer nursing).Now I,m a stay at home Mum(although I,m a part-time secretary for DH,s small business.) I,ve lots I want to do in the pipeline now the children are getting older!I love to cook,its one of my passions,besides cooking I love to Read and enjoy anything from Medical thrillers,historical epics! to a good old mystery the more complex the better! On my to do list is learning to quilt,knit fair isle and bottle preserves properly! I live at the Coast and have done so for the last 5 years,its certainly a slower pace of life here than when we lived in the city. There is something very restful about living so close to the Sea even the storms are spectacular to watch.One of My wishes is to spend a weekend in a Light house,preferably in rough weather! I,m also *Mum* to 4 dogs(all girls!)Millie the boxer,Jessie the cross border collie who is slightly mad to say the least!and my 2 little Jack Russells Molly and Mandy who have me running about all over the place I wish I had their energy!I,de bottle it and make a fortune!

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