Black Forest Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust
- 1⅓ c chocolate wafers crushed
- ⅓ c butter melted
Filling
- 1 lb cream cheese softened
- ⅔ c sour cream
- ½ c sugar
- 1 Tbsp Kirsch
- 1 tsp cherry extract
- 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- 1 oz unsweetened chocolate
- 2 large eggs
Cherry Topping
- 15 oz cherry pie filling 1 can
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- ¼ c Kirsch
Cream Topping
- 3 c whipping cream chilled
- ½ c icing sugar
- ¼ c Kirsch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉
Crust
- Mix crust ingredients together and press into a 9" or 10" springform pan. Bake for 5 minutes, remove and let cool
Filling
- Combine cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, Kirsch, and cherry extract, and beat until smooth.
- Melt chocolates together over hot water, and add to batter, beating until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, and beat for 5 minutes.
- Pour batter mixture over crust. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Let sit until cake reaches room temperature, then chill for 2 hours.
Cherry Topping
- Mix cherry pie filling, cornstarch, and Kirsch together in a large pot, and heat until thickened. Simmer for for 1 minute, then let cool slightly. Spoon over cheesecake, and leave to set.
Cream Topping
- Beat cream, until thick, add sugar and Kirsch gradually. Dollop cream topping onto cheesecake before serving.