Double layer choco-coffee cheese cake

 My fascination for cheesecake inspires me to make experiments with this classic dessert. Be it for any occasion or to meet some sweet craving cheesecake hits my mind first over other desserts. The different layers of ingredients compiled together to give shape to this particular dessert is truly intriguing and satisfying as well.

Few days back I came across this beautiful chocolate layers cheesecake recipe on social media. Social media operators are very observant I must say. The moment they come to know about your interest you will be flooded with similar types of stuff whether you like it or not. Like my face book timelines is full of recipes now. Good for me as I get ideas from these sources to improvise in my own kitchen!

Coming to the recipe, no recipe is complicated or difficult. If you know the technique half the battle is won. And to know the technique one has to practice. This cheesecake is not difficult but slightly tricky to make the chocolate and coffee layers. Some patience and careful approach will get you the perfection.

Preparation Time: 1 hour

Serves: 10 pieces

Ingredients:

1. Oreo biscuit: 12 pieces.

2. Digestive biscuit: 12 pieces

3. Unsalted butter: ½ cup

4.  Sugar (powdered): 1 cup

5. Heavy whipping cream: 1 ½ cups

6. Hung curd: 1 cup

7. Vanilla extract: 1 tsp

8. Coffee powder: 1 tbsp dissolved in 4 tbsp of warm water

9. Gelatin powder: 15 gm dissolved in ¼ cup of water

10. Dark chocolate: 1 cup

Method:

1. Crush biscuits into fine crumbs in a blender. Add melted butter.

2. Take a loose bottom pan and press the biscuit crumbs to form an even base. Put it in the fridge till the filling is ready.

3. Dissolve coffee in 4 tbsp of warm water and keep aside.

4. Break chocolate into small pieces and melt over double boiler.

5. Dissolve gelatin in ¼ cup of water and microwave for 15 seconds.

6. Take a large bowl and pour in the cream and sugar and whisk till they get smooth texture.

7. Add hung curd and mix well.

8. Pour gelatin and mix well. Add vanilla extract.

9. Now comes the tricky part of the recipe. Take 3 bowls. Pour half of the cheese cake mixture in one bowl. Divide the other half into two parts and pour into 2 bowls. In these 2 bowls add chocolate and mix gently. In one of these 2 chocolate mixtures add coffee and mix well.

10. Take out the base from refrigerator and pour the plain cheesecake mixture onto it. Spread it evenly. Let it settle for 2 minutes. Now pour the chocolate mixture in the centre. Wait for another 2 minutes. Finally pour the third layer, that is, the chocolate- coffee mixture in the centre of the

chocolate layer. Tap the tin slightly.

11. Put the cheesecake in the refrigerator and let it chill for at least 4 hours or overnight. Serve cold.

12. Enjoy the heavenly flavour of chocolate mixed with coffee. Life is beautiful 😊

Author’s note:

1. Its a no-bake cheese cake recipe.

2. Hung curd can be replaced with cream cheese. Personally I feel hung curd and whipped cream gives a different kind of fluffy texture to the cheese cake. But this is my personal view only.

3. The base can be made with only Oreo or chocolate cookies. I mixed digestive biscuits to break the monotony of too chocolaty taste. Cooking is after all, I feel, mix and match, and an ongoing process of trial and error!

4. Never set cheesecake in freezer to prevent ice formation. Means prepare cheese cake well in advance to let it set in the refrigerator only.

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"A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it." This quote describes me aptly. I am a hands on mom who entered the kitchen as a necessity after marriage with the sole cooking experience of making tea. Born in a Bengali family where emphasis was only on higher education we were actually discouraged to even enter the kitchen ! so naturally I grew up with a complete indifference to cooking which later on developed into aversion as I entered adulthood ! But the picture changed completely after marriage . Being married to a person whose profession demands lots of "khana & khilana" i was left with no other option but to set aside my aversion .... and over a period of two decades I didn't even come to know when it turned into my passion ..! But it's my children who extracted the best out of me! Their strong taste buds & particular likes & dislikes made this journey more challenging...& the saga continues.. A note of thanks to my dear friend without whose constant encouragement & threat this venture wouldn't have been possible ! Thanx buddy !