Triple Chocolate Cheesecake

This is the ultimate chocolate lover's dream — a show-stopping dessert where chocolate appears in every single layer, building from a crispy chocolate graham cracker crust through a silky, cloud-like filling to a glossy ganache crown.

Ingredients:

• 200g chocolate graham crackers, crushed
• 100g melted butter
• 900g cream cheese, softened
• 200g dark chocolate, melted and cooled
• 150g sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 200ml sour cream
• 150g dark chocolate for ganache
• 120ml heavy cream

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160°C. Mix crushed crackers with melted butter, press firmly into a 23cm springform pan, and bake for 8 minutes.
2. Beat softened cream cheese until smooth, then add melted chocolate, sugar, and vanilla, mixing until combined.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating gently after each. Fold in sour cream carefully.
4. Pour filling over crust and smooth the top. Bake for 45–50 minutes until the centre is just set but still slightly jiggly.
5. Cool completely in the oven with the door cracked open for 1 hour, then refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
6. For ganache, heat cream until steaming, pour over chopped chocolate, let sit 2 minutes, then stir until glossy. Cool slightly, then pour over cheesecake.

Full recipe at Sally's Baking Addiction →

Chef's tip: Don't skip the slow cooling — cracking happens when cheesecake cools too quickly, so that cracked-open oven door is your secret weapon for a flawless finish.