SOUR CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHEESE CAKE : 150C

INGREDIANTS:

PLAIN SWEET BISCUITS - 250 GM

BUTTER ,MELTED -125 GM

MORELLO CHERRIES -680 GM

CREAM CHEESE -3 *25O GM

EGGS -3 NO.

SOUR CREAM - 180 GM

LEMON JUICE – 60 ML

CASTER SUGAR -385 GM

DARK EATING CHOCOLATE [MELTED] - 50 GM

COCOA POWDER - 25 GM

METHOD :

BLEND BISCUITS ,UNTL,MIXTURE RESEMBLES FINE BREADCRUMBS.

,ADD BUTTER UNTIL COMBINED.

USING HAND ,PRESS BISCUIT MIXTURE EVENLY OVER BASE AND 5 CM UP THE SIDE OF PREPARED TIN,PLACE ON OVEN TRAY ;REFRIGERATE ABOUT 30 MINUTES UNTIL FIRM.

MEANWHILE DRAIN CHERRIES OVER SMALL BOWL;RESERVE ONE CUP OF THE JUICE.BEAT CHEESE ,EGGS,SOUR CREAM,LEMON JUICE AND 1 CUP OF THE SUGAR IN LARGE MIXING BOWL.UNTIL SMOOTH.PLACE HALF OF THE CHEESE MIXTURE IN MEDIUM BOWL;STIR IN CHOCOLATE AND SIFTED COCOA .

POUR PLAIN AND CHOCOLATE MIXTURES ALTERNATELY INTO TIN ;PULL A SKEWER BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS THROUGH MIXTURE FOR A MARBLE EFFECT;TOP WITH ½ CUP OF THE CHERRIES .BAKE ,IN SLOW OVEN ABOUT 1 HOUR OR UNTIL SET.AFTER KEEP IN FREEZER.

MEANWHILE STIR RSERVED CHERRY JUICE WITH REMAINING SUGAR IN SMALL SAUCEPAN OVER HEAT UNTIL SUGAR DISSOLVES ;BRING TO BOIL,WITHOUT STIRRING .STIR IN REMAINING CHERRIES,TRANSFER TO MEDIUM HEATPROOF JUG;COOL.SERVE CHERRY CAKE WITH CHERRY SAUCE