Ginger Mascarpone Cheesecake with a Chocolate Crust
Cheesecake: 2 pounds cream cheese 1/2 pound mascarpone 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger Crust: 1/2 pound cold sweet butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 cu...
Ingredients
- 1/2poundmascarpone
- 11/4 cups sugar
- 2large eggs
- 11/2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger
- 1/2cupsugar
- 11/2 cups flour
- 1/2cupcocoa powder
- 1Pinchsalt
Directions
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Cheesecake: 2 pounds cream cheese 1/2 pound mascarpone 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger Crust: 1/2 pound
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To make cheesecake: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F
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Put the cream cheese and the mascarpone in the bowl of an electric mixer
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Using the paddle attachment, beat on medium speed until smooth
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Continuing to mix, slowly add the sugar
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I still don't own a stand mixer so I made this with my hand mixer using its regular beaters.] Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well af
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Stir in the grated ginger
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Spread the batter over the baked crust