Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Recipe Perfect for Special Occasions
A rich, creamy cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust, velvety dark chocolate base, and a refreshing orange cream cheese layer—finished with optional ganache for an indulgent twist.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Total Time: 7 hours (including chilling)
- Yield: 12 slices
Ingredients
Chocolate cookie crumbs – 1½ cups
Unsalted butter – 5 tbsp, melted
Cream cheese – 32 oz, softened
Granulated sugar – 1 cup
Eggs – 4 large
Sour cream or Greek yogurt – 1 cup
Dark chocolate – 6 oz, melted
Orange zest – 1 tbsp
Orange juice – 2 tbsp
Cornstarch – 2 tbsp
Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
Optional ganache:
Heavy cream – ½ cup
Dark chocolate – 4 oz, chopped
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325°F and prepare a 9-inch springform pan.
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Mix cookie crumbs and butter. Press into pan and bake for 10 mins. Cool.
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For chocolate layer: beat 16 oz cream cheese with ½ cup sugar. Add 2 eggs, ½ cup sour cream, 1 tbsp cornstarch, vanilla, and melted chocolate. Pour over crust.
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For orange layer: beat 16 oz cream cheese with ½ cup sugar. Add 2 eggs, ½ cup sour cream, orange juice, zest, and 1 tbsp cornstarch. Pour over chocolate layer.
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Place pan in water bath and bake 60–70 mins. Cool in oven 30 mins, then chill 6 hours or overnight.
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Optional: pour ganache over chilled cake and let set.
Notes
For clean slices, use a hot, clean knife. Garnish with orange zest or curls.