Name: Ultimate Chocolate Cheesecake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 7 h 40 min
Yield: 9" cheesecake
Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 cups (180g/6.3 ounces) Chocolate Wafer Crumbs; 1/4 cup (57g/2 ounces) unsalted butter, melted; 2 cups (340g/12 ounces) bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 and 1/2 pounds (680g/24 ounces) full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 cup (198g/7 ounces) granulated sugar; 1/4 cup (53g/1 and 7/8 ounces) light brown sugar, packed; 3 Tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder; 4 large eggs plus 2 egg yolks, at room temperature; 3/4 cup (170g/6 ounces) heavy cream, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 and 1/3 cups (226g/8 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped; 1 and 1/4 cups (12 ounces) heavy cream; 1/4 cup (57g/2 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into cubes