Icebox Cheesecake With Chocolate Chips And Cherries To Make Your Day A Holiday!

To prepare this cake you need these ingredients:

16 ounces of cream cheese, softened
1 cup of granulated sugar
3 cups heavy cream, divided
Two vanilla beans, divided
Quarter cup of lemon juice
8 ounces of chocolate chips
Half a cup of powdered sugar
Pinch of salt
21 oz cherry pie filling, divided
With this amount you will get 12 servings of this cake.





Directions:

Line a 9”x5” baking tray with baking paper or plastic wrap.  Set it aside for later use.

In a large mixing bowl mix the cream cheese with the granulated sugar using an electric mixer until they are well combined.  Add 1½ cups of heavy whipping cream and beat it until it is all combined.

Cut one vanilla bean lengthwise and remove the seeds with the back of your knife.  Add the seeds and the lemon juice to the cream cheese mixture.  Beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.

Pour half a cup of heavy whipping cream into a shallow bowl and set it aside.  If you like you can pour the cherries into a sieve over a bowl to separate them from the syrup.  Then return them into the can and use the syrup in the following steps.

Pour one cup of the cheesecake in a baking tray and even the surface with a spatula. Dip the chocolate chips into the heavy whipping cream, one at a time, and place them onto the cheesecake mixture covering the entire tray.  Again place a layer of cheesecake and chocolate chips layer.

Layer one cup cheesecake on a second layer of chocolate chips and add a little less than half of the cherry syrup.  Dip the chocolate chips into the heavy whipping cream, one at a time, and place them onto the cherry syrup covering the entire tray.  Repeat this procedure.  Reserve the remaining chocolate chips.  Crush them into crumbs and set them aside for later use.  Cover the cake with plastic wrap and freeze it for four hours, up to overnight.

As soon as the cake is frozen: prepare the glaze.  In a tall bowl whip the remaining cup of heavy whipping cream with an electric mixer until you see a defined trail through the cream.  Split one vanilla bean down the middle and remove the seeds.  Add the seeds together with a pinch of salt and the powdered sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form.  Allow it to cool off until it is ready to use.

Take the cake out of the freezer and invert the tray pan onto a plate. Spoon the whipped cream on top of it.  Sprinkle the remaining crumbs onto one side of the cake.  Store the cake in the freezer until it is ready to serve.

Finally pour the reserved cherries on top of the cake.



source : http://www.joanasrecipes.com/