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Chocolate Lovers Cheesecake Recipe

Chocolate Lovers Cheesecake is a simple recipe that makes individual cheesecakes and is perfect to serve for Valentine's Day or a brunch. Decadent chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate ganache layer that is topped with dollops of whipped cream and a swirled chocolate heart candy.
Prep Time15 minutes
Chill & Assembly2 hours 21 minutes
Total Time2 hours 36 minutes
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 530kcal
Author: Heather

Ingredients

Cheesecake

  • 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 11 oz cream cheese softened
  • cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup butter room temperature
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Ganache

  • 4 oz dark chocolate
  • 2 tbsp water

Whipped Cream Icing

Instructions

  • Melt chocolate chips in top of a double boiler over low heat.  Stir until melted.  Combine cream cheese and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment until fluffy and smooth.  Add sugar and vanilla and beat well, scraping down the sides.  Add melted chocolate and beat to combine.
  • In another bowl add the heavy cream and beat until stiff peaks form.  Fold into the chocolate cream cheese mixture gently.  Spoon mixture into a springform mold lined with aluminum foil (or sure 2 1/2 inch cookie cutters as I did that are set on a parchment lined baking sheet).  Chill the mixture for 1 to 2 hours.  Invert onto a serving platter and remove the aluminum foil.
  • In a microwaveable dish add the dark chocolate and water and cook for 30 second intervals until the mixture is melted.  Let cool slightly.  Pour over the top of the cheesecake and set aside.
  • In another bowl add the whipped cream icing ingredients and beat until stiff peaks form.  Fill a pastry bag fitted with the tip of your choice (I used a #96 star tip).  Pipe icing on the top of the cheesecake and serve immediately, or chill until ready to serve.

Notes

To make the swirled hearts I melted semi-sweet chocolate and white chocolate separately, made a square of aluminum foil and folded up the edges (so the chocolate wouldn't run out) and then poured both chocolates into the foil and swirled with a chopstick.  Allow to harden and then use a heart shaped cookie cutter and apply light pressure to cut out the shapes.  They can break easily so go slowly.

Nutrition

Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 312mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 1.103IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 3mg
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