Chocolate Basque Cheesecake

Takes 30 minutes | Serves 6 |

Ingredients

440 g cream cheese
95 g sugar
8 g cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch of salt salt
165 g eggs
180 g dark chocolate
240 g whipping cream

Steps

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 240C. Place the cream cheese in a large bowl and mix with a spatula until smooth.
• Add the sugar and mix until well combined.
• Sift the cocoa powder and add it to the cream cheese mixture along with vanilla and salt.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Melt the chocolate in a separate bowl and pour into the batter.
• Heat the whipping cream to about 50C (warm) and add to the batter in three times, mixing well after each addition. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve.
• Pour the batter into a 15 cm in diameter pan lined with parchment paper, then tap the pan against a work surface a few times to eliminate air bubbles. Bake at 230C for about 20-23 minutes. The cake should be jiggly in the center when you remove it from the oven.
• Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for about 10 minutes, then refrigerate overnight (or at least 4 hours).