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Russian Chocolate Cheesecake (Russischer Zupfkuchen)
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My mother used to make this one for special occasions! It’s called a Russian cake, but really it’s a traditional German recipe. It’s a rich, smooth cheesecake that has a delightfully crumbly, chocolate crust that is also dotted over the top of the cake.
Ingredients
- FOR THE CRUST:
- 2-⅓ cups Flour
- 1-⅓ cup Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- ⅓ cups Cocoa Powder
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1-⅔ cup Butter
- _____
- FOR THE FILLING:
- 1 cup Sugar (+2 Tbsp)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 3 whole Eggs
- 1 cup Mascarpone Cheese
- 3 cups Greek Yogurt (in A Pinch Sour Cream Will Do Too)
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1-½ cup Whipping Cream
- ½ cups Butter, Softened
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Add first 6 ingredients and mix together to make the dough for the crust. Knead well.
Pinch off about a quarter of the dough and set aside.
Butter a Springform pan and line it with the chocolate dough, pulling the crust all the way up the sides.
Mix all the filling ingredients until smooth. Pour the filling into the Springform pan.
Pull little pieces off the reserved chocolate dough and randomly place in the cheese filling.
Bake for about an hour.
Cool to room temperature and then refrigerate for several hours.
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babskitchen on 8.24.2009
This looks fabulous! Maybe I can impress my German relatives!