
Preparation time: 25 minutes, plus overnight chillingCooking time: 1 hour 30 minutesServes 8 to 10
200g (7oz) double chocolate chip biscuits 50g (2oz) butter, melted 2tbsp cocoa 450g (1lb) cream cheese 150ml (¼pt) double cream 2 free-range eggs, plus 2 free-range yolks 4tsp vanilla extract 85g (3½oz) sugar 350g jar morello cherries, drained and patted dry (we used Opies) chocolate curls, for decorating you will need 20cm (8in) springform cake tin, lightly oiled
1 Heat the oven to 150 C, 130 C fan, 300 F, gas 2. Place the biscuits in a polythene bag and crush to fine crumbs. Mix with the butter and cocoa, and use to line the base of the tin, pressing down with the back of a spoon. Chill. 2 Place the cream cheese, cream, all eggs, vanilla and sugar in a large bowl, and beat with an electric hand whisk until smooth. Dust the cherries lightly with plain flour and stir through the mix. Pour over the biscuit base; level the surface. Place a roasting tin full of hot water into the bottom of the oven; bake the cheesecake in the middle of the oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes, until set - the centre should wobble slightly when moved. 3 Remove from the oven, run a knife around the edges and put in the fridge. Chill overnight, then decorate with chocolate curls.
Per serving: 627-500 calories, 51-41g fat (30-24g saturated), 36-29g carbohydrate
Jane Curran is a freelance food editor, stylist, writer and consultant based in Cape Town. Former food director of TI Media & woman&home. All about food, wine (dipWSET), gardening and the Arsenal.
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