This Death by Chocolate Cheesecake is what you need right now

Whether it is for a friend's birthday, for Father's Day next week or just because you feel like it, baking a chocolate cake is always a good idea.

For all chocolate lovers out there, we have the perfect recipe to satisfy your cravings. So make it and dig in!

 

Death by Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

For the base
24 Oreos, crushed
100g butter, melted
 
For the filling
900g cream cheese, softened
170g icing sugar
30g cocoa powder
4 eggs
250g dark chocolate, melted
 
For the topping
200ml cream
200g dark chocolate chopped
 
Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Mix Oreo crumbs and melted butter and press into bottom of 9 inch springform pan. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes and let cool. 
 
Beat the cream cheese with the sugar and cocoa powder until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the melted chocolate, cooled down and mix until smooth. Pour the mixture over the crust and spread to get a flat surface. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes then remove from tin and refrigerate overnight. 

Heat the cream and pour over a bowl with the chopped chocolate. Let sit for one minute and mix until smooth and glossy. Pour the ganache allowing it to run down the sides a bit.
Top with chocolate shaving if desired.