Ingredients
- 4 eggs room temperature
- 475 gr neufchatel cheese softened
- 350 gr granulated sugar
- 300 ml cream (heavy)
- 110 ml swiss milk chocolate
- 130 gr swiss chocolate (white finely chopped)
- 110 gr semisweet chocolate
- 100 gr swiss dark chocolate
- 90 gr blanched almonds (sliced)
Foil wrap bottom of 10 x 3 springform pan. Generously butter bottom and sides of pan. Crush quarter cup almonds in your hand and press onto the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate. Melt chocolates separately. Beat cheese 3-5 minutes until smooth and creamy. Beat in sugar. Beat in eggs on medium speed one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in cream until well blended. Measure out a scant 2- one third cup of cheesecake batter and fold in milk chocolate just until combined. Pour into prepared pan. Divide remaining batter in half and add white chocolate to half and dark chocolate to half. Pour white mixture gently on top of milk chocolate layer. Gently top with dark chocolate layer. Place pan in roasting pan on middle rack of 160ÂșC . oven. Pour boiling water in roaster halfway up springform. Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours until set. Turn off oven and let cheesecake sit with door closed another hour. Remove and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate at least 5 hours. Bring cream to a boil. Pour over chocolate and let sit for 30 seconds until chocolate melts. Whisk smooth. Pour glaze on top of cake and use a small spatula to spread evenly. Refrigerate 10 minutes to set the glaze. Remove cake from pan and press remaining almonds around the sides. Edited to MM format by: Lois Flack, CYBEREALM BBS, Watertown, NY Home of Kook-Net (315)782-1120