Creamy No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust
- 125 g butter
- 200 g chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate cream
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 200 g cream cheese
- 500 g mascarpone
- 70 g powdered sugar
- 5 tsp cocoa powder
Decoration
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder, for dusting
- 100 g dark chocolate
Preparation
Melt butter in a pot
Place chocolate chip cookies in a zip-top freezer bag
Seal the bag and roll with a rolling pin until cookies are finely crushed
Mix cookie crumbs with melted butter
Transfer mixture to a 26 cm springform pan and smooth with a spoon (don't worry if mixture is slightly liquid; it will set when chilled)
Chill in freezer for 10 minutes or refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
Melt dark chocolate in a double boiler and let cool until still liquid
Whip together cream cheese, mascarpone, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder
Fold in melted chocolate until homogeneous
Pour chocolate cream over crust in springform pan and smooth the top
Scrape dark chocolate bar with a knife to create curls
Sift cocoa powder over the cake
Decorate with chocolate curls
Refrigerate cake for at least 2 hours before removing springform ring
Notes
Yields 12 servings
