FOOD + DRINK
TRADITIONAL WITH A TWIST ! CONT .
Black Forest Cheesecake Recipe by : www . opiesfoods . com
Prep time : 2 + hours ( includes chilling time ) Cook time : 24 minutes Serves : 8
Ingredients :
• 90g butter , softened
• 40g caster sugar
• 100g plain flour
• 1 1 / 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 200g double cream
• 280g full fat cream cheese
• 100g icing sugar
• Juice 1 / 2 lemon
• 1 jar of Opies Black Cherries with Kirsch , syrup reserved
• 3 sheets of gelatine
• 100g best quality dark chocolate , melted
• 100g best quality dark chocolate , peeled to create curls
Method :
1 . Preheat oven to 180 ° C / 160 ° C Fan / Gas Mark 4 .
2 . Rub together the butter , sugar , flour and cocoa powder in a bowl or pulse in a food processor until a dough forms . Press the mixture down into the base of the lined cake tin and smooth the surface over with the back of a spoon . Prick with a fork then bake in the oven for 20 minutes until golden . Remove and leave to cool completely in the tin .
3 . Beat the cream , cream cheese , icing sugar and lemon juice together in a clean bowl until thickened .
4 . Drain the cherries over a bowl and reserve the syrup as well as half of the cherries . Mix the remaining cherries into the cream cheese , then add to the tin . Smooth the surface over and chill in the fridge .
5 . Meanwhile , place the gelatine leaves in a small bowl of water to soften for around 10 minutes . Add the reserved kirsch syrup to a small saucepan and gently heat for 3 - 4 minutes .
6 . Remove the gelatine sheets , squeezing out the excess water , then add to the syrup and heat through until completely dissolved , stirring constantly . Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely .
7 . Once cooled , pour the syrup over the top of your cheesecake and chill for at least 3 hours but ideally overnight until completely set .
8 . When ready to serve , remove from the fridge and dot with the remaining cherries . Drizzle over the melted chocolate and sprinkle the chocolate peelings on top before serving .
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