Valrhona Turtle Cheesecake Recipe

Valrhona Turtle Cheesecake

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Cake, Cheesecake, Confections, Turtle
Difficulty: Intermediate
Brand: Valrhona
Author: Recipe by Chef Erika Jensen

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Oven

Ingredients

Crust

  • 8 oz Graham Crackers
  • 4 oz Melted Butter

Cheesecake

  • 24 oz Cream Cheese room temperature
  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 7 oz Granulated Sugar
  • 8 oz Heavy Cream
  • 3 Lg Eggs room temperature

Layers & Filling

Instructions

Crust

  • Crush graham crackers in food processor, add melted butter.
  • Press up the sides into greased 9-inch springform pan, with a foil-wrapped exterior.

Cheesecake

  • Blend cream cheese, cornstarch and sugar in a food processor (or mixing bowl/kitchen aid) until smooth.
  • Add in cream and blend.
  • Add eggs one at a time, pulsing just enough to mix each egg.

Layers & Filling

  • Melt 4.5 oz Valrhona Satilia Noire 62% Dark Couverture Chocolate Feves in microwave in 30 second segments, stirring until melted.
  • Pulse in vanilla and liqueur to the cheesecake, stream in 4.5 oz Valrhona Satilia Noire 62% Dark Couverture Chocolate Feveshe Valrhona Feves.
  • Pour 9oz of caramel on top of crust, layer with 3oz of pecans.
  • Pour cheesecake batter on top.
  • Tap several times to release air bubbles.
  • Swirl in remaining caramel and top with 1oz pecans.

Assembly & Finishing

  • Preheat convection over to 325°F. Set cheesecake in a water bath and cover the entire pan with foil, then set in oven. Bake for 60 minutes.
  • After 60 minutes is up, turn off the oven, take off the foil and continue to keep cheesecake in the oven for another hour.
  • Remove from oven.
  • Optionally, you could make a dark chocolate ganache and drizzle over cheesecake, or finish with chopped pecans, miniature chocolate chips or garnish of choice.

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