How to make chocolate cheesecake with cherries - step by step

Step 1 - preparations

• Wash and pit the cherries (remove the stones).
  approx 500 g cherries
  
• Heat the heavy cream and add the broken chocolate to the hot cream - mix thoroughly and set aside to cool.
  250 ml heavy cream, 200 g chocolate
  
• Turn on the oven to heat to 150 degrees in top-bottom mode. Place a sealed form filled with water at the bottom of the oven.
• Line the baking pan with baking paper, or grease it with butter and sprinkle with flour or breadcrumbs.
  
• Blend the cookies for the crust into a fine powder, combine with melted butter, and thoroughly press them into the bottom of the baking pan.
  approx 200 g cookies, approx 80 g butter
  

Step 2 - preparing the chocolate cheesecake

• Place the cheesecake ingredients (except for the chocolate with cream) in a large bowl and briefly mix with a mixer - just until combined.
  1 kg quark cheese for cheesecakes, 5 eggs, 300 g sugar, 30 g chocolate pudding powder
  
• Add the cooled chocolate with cream and mix briefly.
  
• Pour the cheesecake mixture into the prepared pan.
  
• Arrange the pitted cherries on top.
  
• Finally, you can sprinkle the cheesecake with crushed cookies.
  approx 50 g cookies
  

Step 3 - baking the cheesecake

• Place the cheesecake pan in the oven and bake for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• After this time, turn off the oven and gently open the door, leaving the cheesecake inside until the oven cools down.

Step 4 - chilling the cheesecake

• Refrigerate the cooled cheesecake for several hours, or preferably overnight, so that it chills thoroughly.