White Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

Five short days until the day of love is here. Or in my world…engagement season begins!

Valentine’s Day means chocolate, and chocolate is considered an aphrodisiac, so I have been told. Of course, I can be basic about it with brownies or chocolate cake (which are both scrumptious). I went full on white chocolate cheesecake because it is my husbands favorite.

Little known fact about me: before I created towering wedding cakes laden with handmade sugar flowers, I made desserts for several fine dining restaurants in Savannah’s Historic District.  As a stay at home mom of two young children, this was a great way to do an activity I loved, earn some fun money and thus laid the foundation to what would become Custom Cakes, Inc. 

The White Chocolate Cheesecake would become my signature cheesecake.  Pair it with a raspberry coulis, fresh raspberries, or billows of white chocolate curls. Your Valentine or Galentine will love the indulgence.

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Cheesecake Batter


Ingredients


Instructions

And if you love cheesecake, try my Patron Tequila Margarita Cheesecake Cupcakes here.

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White Chocolate Cheesecake Topping


Ingredients


Instructions

 

Notes

  • Have all ingredients at room temperature before mixing.
  • Carefully melt white chocolate.  Chocolate burns easily.  I’ve found 15 minute spurts at 100% in the microwave, stirring in between spurts, works well.  When a few chunks of white chocolate remain, remove from microwave and stir with a spoon or spatula.  The heat from the bowl will melt the remaining solid pieces of chocolate.
  • When adding the white chocolate to the batter, the temperature of the white chocolate should be tepid, not hot or cold.  Adding hot chocolate to the batter will result in the chocolate seizing, or clumping.  
  • Use a good quality coverture white chocolate instead of coating chocolate.  You can find Lindt white chocolate bars in the candy aisle of most groceries.
  • Some of the more common reasons cheesecakes crack are due to over mixing the batter.  Mix just enough to thoroughly combine on low speed.  Another reason is failure to run a knife around the baked cheesecake.  Do this as soon as it is removed from the oven.
  • Leave cake in springform pan until thoroughly cool.
  • To remove, run the knife around the cake, again.  Open spring attachment.  Place a piece of plastic wrap over the top of the cheesecake.  On top of the plastic wrap, place a cardboard round.  Flip cake and gently lift the removable bottom.  Next remove the parchment paper.  Place a cardboard round or a serving plate on the bottom.  Flip and remove the cake round.
  • This cheesecake does not freeze well.  Will keep refrigerated for 5 days

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C’mon in the kitchen with Minette Rushing Custom Cakes! For more of my baking secrets and Southern dessert recipes, be sure to follow along on the blog while I share cookies recipes, my best cake recipes and delicious recipes for fillings and how to make frosting recipes and so much more!

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C’mon in the kitchen with me! I am waiting on ya’ll.

XOXO

Minette

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