DESSERT
World's Easiest
White Chocolate Cheesecake
Contributed by Arvina Grahl
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Napadow Lab
Center for Integrative Pain NeuroImaging (CiPNI)
Servings: 12
Ingredients
2.5 cups (200g) Graham cracker or crisp Amaretti crumbs
1/2 cup (110g) Butter
7oz (200g) white chocolate chips
1/2 cup (100g) sour cream
21oz (600g) cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 organic lemon, zest & juice (depending on preference, adjust amount)
Berries, cookies, sprinkles, etc. for decoration
Less sweet version: reduce powdered sugar as the white chocolate adds a lot
of sweetness already (don't reduce the chocolate).
Method
1. The crust: Preheat oven (350°), use parchment paper to cover base of nine or
ten-inch springform pan. Melt butter and mix with cookie crumbs. Spread the
mixture in the baking tin, press down well, bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
Take out and let cool.
2. The filling: Melt chocolate with sour cream (in a bowl over gently simmering
water – too much heat will produce seized chocolate). Stir cream cheese, vanilla
extract, powdered sugar, lemon zest and juice until smooth. Stir in cooled
chocolate cream (try and adjust in case you want it to be more sweet/sour).
Spread the mixture on the cooled cookie base (if still too hot filling might melt).
Smooth it and put the cake in a cool place (fridge) for about 5 hours.
3. The grand finale: Carefully remove the cake from the springform pan. Garnish
with berries, cookies, etc. to make it unique.
This is my go-to birthday cake recipe for cheesecake lovers
that already has brought a smile to many of my friends' and
family's faces. Decoration is key – so be creative and make it
special. Let's spread some cheesecake love, not viruses!
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