I love cheesecake, I have never tried a Black Forest cheesecake though. I have to make a baklava cheesecake soon, lost the recipe I used when I made it before so will have to start looking. Really just combining baklava with a cheesecake so probably don't really need a specific recipe

This was our favorite over Christmas.

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

For the cheesecake crust:

• 1 1/2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs — (16-17 cookies with the filling removed)
• 6 tbsp melted butter
• 1 tbsp sugar

For the cheesecake batter:

• 3 8 oz blocks cream cheese

• 3 oz semi sweet chocolate chips (melted)

• 3/4 cups sugar

• 3 eggs at room temperature

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 3/4 cup heavy cream

For the chocolate ganache glaze:

• 1 cup semi sweet or dark chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup heavy cream

Other:

• chocolate shavings for decoration

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300F.
2. Grease the sides and bottom of a spring form pan with cooking spray. I always line the bottom with parchment paper, so it is easier to separate the cake and the bottom of the pan. Wrap the bottom and the sides of the pan with 2-3 layers of heavy duty aluminum foil.
3. In a bowl mix together cookie crumbs, butter and sugar and press tightly to the bottom of the pan. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together cream cheese and sugar. Add melted chocolate and mix to combine. Scrape down the bottom and the sides of the mixing bowl. Add eggs one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition until incorporated. Add vanilla extract and heavy whipping cream. Beat to combine. Pour batter into the spring form pan. bake for 60-65 minutes, until the top of the cheesecake no longer looks glossy.
4. Run a knife between the cake and the sides of the pan. Cool cake completely in the pan.

To prepare the ganache:

1. In a saucepan, scald the whipping cream. Melt in the semisweet chocolate chips over very low heat. Do not overheat the chocolate. I take it off the heat and stir until all the chocolate is melted. You may need to return it to the heat a couple of times to make it perfectly smooth. Cool almost to room temperature.
2. Pour ganache over cooled cake and spread evenly over the top and sides with a decorators spatula.