New Year & Chocolate

Happy New Year.

After the christmas & new year break, I tried to settle things down & got back to my study.

It's always hard to do after a long break so this is the time to have rich & comforting desserts.

A piece of good quality dark chocolate always works for me.

However, this chocolate mascarpone cheesecake is much better, smooth, rich & bitterly sweet.

I called it a killer, it's absolutely a chocoholic killer!

Just a small piece, it'll take you to the heaven.

Be warned, it's rich & heavy so only serve with a tiny piece.

Recipe (two 14cm bundt cakes or 6" round):

adapted from here (Chinese)

250g mascarpone cheese

150g dark chocolate 72%

3 eggs

75g sugar

200g whipping cream

25g cocoa powder

Preheat oven at 160C.

In a large bowl, melt mascarpone cheese over simmering water, add sugar & whisk until smooth.

Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth.

Sift in cocoa powder & blend until smooth.

In a saucepan, warm the whipping cream (not boiling), add in chocolate chunks & stir until smooth.

Add the chocolate cream to the cheese mixture & stir until smooth.

Sift through the mixture & pour into the pan.

Bake in a hot water bath for 20-30 min, then leave to cool in the oven. (Do NOT overbake)

Refrigerate at 2 - 4 h before serving.