Black Forest Cheesecake Recipe

Name: Black Forest Cheesecake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 250 g cream cheese; 1 tbs gelatine powder; 1/2 cup water; 3/4 cup sugar; 300 ml cream; 1 tbs lemon juice; 425 g (in syrup) black canned cherries pitted reserve liquid; 250 g chocolate biscuits crushed; 125 g butter melted; 1 tbs cornflour; 1 tbs rum; 1 tbs sugar; 1/2 cup cream

Ingredients

250 g cream cheese
1 tbs gelatine powder
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
300 ml cream
1 tbs lemon juice
425 g (in syrup) black canned cherries pitted reserve liquid
250 g chocolate biscuits crushed
125 g butter melted
1 tbs cornflour
1 tbs rum
1 tbs sugar
1/2 cup cream

	PREP TIME 1h	COOK TIME 30m	TOTAL TIME 1h30m
YIELD 8 servings

Instructions

Crust: Combine biscuit crumbs and melted butter.
Press mixture into sides and base of a 20 cm springform pan. Refrigerate.
Filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice until smooth.
Sprinkle gelatine over water, dissolve over hot water, cool. Add to cream cheese mixture, beat well.
Fold in whipped cream.
Spoon of filling into crust. Arrange ½ the cherries over filling, spoon another of filling over, arrange remaining cherries over, and top evenly with remaining filling. Refrigerate until firm.
Topping: Place sugar and cornflour in saucepan, gradually stir in 3/4 of reserved syrup.
Stir until boiling, remove from heat, add rum. Continue stirring to allow mixture to cool slightly.
Spread evenly over cheesecake. Swirl lightly into mixture with spoon.
Refrigerate until set.
Decorate with whipped cream.