Chocolate Mascarpone Cheesecake Recipes

CHOCOLATE MASCARPONE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees (F). Wrap a 9" spring form pan VERY well in multiple layers of heavy-duty tin foil; lightly grease the pan with non-stick spray; set aside.

LEMON MASCARPONE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray the sides and bottom of a springform pan with cooking spray.
• Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted margarine for crust together in a small bowl until well combined. Spread into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pan, making sure there aren't any cracks.
• Beat mascarpone cheese and sugar for filling in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add sour cream and vanilla, stirring after each addition. Add lemon juice and zest. Pour into the crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly golden and semi-soft in the middle, testing with a toothpick, 55 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit for 1 1/2 hours to cool. Cut into slices to serve.

MASCARPONE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan., In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of prepared pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a large bowl, beat the cheeses, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over crust. Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan., Bake at 325° for 50-60 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around the edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer., Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Before serving, prepare topping mix according to package directions. Garnish cheesecake with whipped topping; drizzle with caramel. Refrigerate leftovers.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Butter and line a 23cm springform cake tin. Blitz the biscuits in a food processor to form fine crumbs, then add the butter and blitz again. Tip the biscuit mixture into the tin and press down firmly with the back of a spoon. Chill in the fridge while you make the filling.
• In separate bowls, melt the milk and dark chocolate over pans of gently simmering water. Alternatively, melt in the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring between each interval until melted. Set aside to cool.
• Use a hand whisk to mix the mascarpone, cream cheese, icing sugar, malted milk drink powder, hot chocolate powder and vanilla extract until smooth. In a separate bowl, whisk the cream, then fold into the mascarpone mixture. Add half the mixture to each of the chocolate bowls, stirring until well combined. Stir half the chopped Maltesers, whole Maltesers and buttons into the milk chocolate mixture; stir the rest into the dark chocolate mixture.
• Spoon the dark chocolate mixture onto the biscuit base. Top with the milk chocolate mixture and smooth over the top. Chill overnight. Decorate with Maltesers before serving.

CHOCOLATE MASCARPONE CHEESECAKE - BACCO RESTAURANT, NEW ORLEANS

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Mix graham cracker crumbs and sugar in processor to blend. Add butter; process until moist clumbs form.
• Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch high sides.
• Bake 12 minutes. Remove from oven but maintain oven temperature. Cool crust in pan on rack.
• Wrap outside of pan with 2 layers of heavy-duty foil. The foil will keep the water bath from leaking into the cheesecake.
• Filling:.
• Stir chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water until melted and smooth. Cool to lukewarm.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until smooth and fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally.
• Gradually add flour, beating until well blended.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating until well blended.
• Mix in mascarpone cheese, then melted chocolate.
• Pour filling into crust. Place springform pan in large roasting pan. Fill roasting pan with enough water to come halfway up around exterior of springform pan.
• Bake cake until filling is just set in center but still moves slightly, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Remove cake from water bath; transfer to rack and cool completely, about 4 hours. Cover and chill overnight.
• Run knife around top edge of cheesecake to loosen. Release pan sides. Transfer cake to platter.

MEXICAN-CHOCOLATE AND MASCARPONE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Chop Mexican and semi-sweet chocolates.
• In a food processor, place chopped chocolates, graham crackers and pecans.
• Process until fine crumbs.
• Pour crumb mixture into a springform pan and add melted butter, cinnamon and brown sugar.
• Mix together in the pan.
• Press crumb mixture over the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
• Bake 10 minutes.
• Cool.
• Set aside.
• Filling: Dissolve gelatin in water.
• Set aside to soften for 5 minutes.
• Beat mascarpone and cream cheese on high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• Slowly pour in sugar while continuing to beat.
• Beat in lemon juice and vanilla on medium speed.
• Quickly fold gelatin mixture into cheese mixture.
• Whip cream to stiff peaks.
• Fold a scoop of whipped cream into cheese mixture.
• Then fold in remaining the whipped cream.
• Pour into the cooled crust.
• Cover with plastic wrap.
• Chill 4 hours.
• Cut into wedges.

WHITE CHOCOLATE, MASCARPONE & PISTACHIO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Line the base of a deep 20cm springform cake tin with baking parchment and butter the base and sides. Melt the white chocolate in a large heatproof bowl set over a pan of just simmering water (ensure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water). Alternatively, melt the chocolate in a microwave in short bursts. When the chocolate is completely smooth, stir in the biscuits and a small pinch of salt. Press into the base of the tin, all the way to the edges, ensuring the base is even. Put in the fridge to chill for at least 20 mins.
• Heat the oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Beat the mascarpone, yogurt, eggs, caster sugar, lemon zest and juice and vanilla bean paste together with an electric whisk until smooth, then tip over the biscuit base. Transfer the tin to a baking tray and bake for 45 mins until almost set, with just a slight wobble in the middle. Turn the oven off with the cheesecake inside, and leave the door ajar. Leave the cheesecake to cool completely.
• Once completely cool and set, loosen the sides and base of the tin with a knife, and carefully transfer the cheesecake to a serving plate. Scatter over the pistachios and dust with the icing sugar, then serve with the berries on the side.