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chocolate ganache cheesecake

Chocolate Ganache Frosted Cheesecake On A Breton Crust

Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 4 hours

Servings

10 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 butter stick soft and cut into cubes
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large yolks
  • 1 cup sifted flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 14 ounces heavy whipping cream—38%
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • ⅓ cup+ 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3.5 ounces instant vanilla pudding
  • 16 ounces 5% soft white cheese such as ricotta
  • 4 ounces heavy whipping cream—38%
  • 3.5 ounces quality dark chocolate chopped
  • 2 teaspoons honey 
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Butter a 10-inch springform cake pan
  • In an electric mixer, whip butter, powdered sugar, and salt into a creamy mixture. 
  • Add the egg yolks and mix 1 minute more. Add flour and baking powder and mix only until the dough unifies into a ball. 
  • Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to a round shape to fit a 10-inch round springform cake pan. The dough should be about ¼-inch thick—unless you like a thick cake base, and then make it thicker. 
  • Place the dough in the buttered cake pan and refrigerate for another half hour. (If you have leftover dough, roll into round small balls and bake; you will enjoy amazing butter cookies.) 
  • Heat oven to 335°F. Bake the base for 20-25 minutes, until it becomes a nice, golden color. 
  • Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. 
  • Prepare the filling: 
  •  Whip the heavy whipping cream with milk and sugar into soft whipped cream.  Add the instant pudding and continue whipping until you have a solid cream. 
  • Fold in the soft white cheese in batches, until you have a solid mixture.  
  • Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the baked base. Refrigerate overnight. 
  • Prepare the chocolate ganache: 
  • Place chopped chocolate in a bowl. Bring heavy cream to a boil and pour over the chocolate, mixing well until smooth. 
  • Add honey and salt and mix again. When the ganache is cooled to room temperature, pour over the cake and chill together for 3 hours. 
  • Release from the cake form and serve.