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Easy Decadent 15 Minute Chocolate Glaze For Cheesecake

Are you tired of spending hours making cheesecake toppings? Well, we have the ultimate easy and versatile chocolate glaze for cheesecake recipe. Our recipe only needs 3 ingredients, all of which you likely have in your baking drawer. And, you can even substitute each with easy alternatives!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Can you put melted chocolate on top of a cake?, chocolate glaze for cheesecake, Should I cover my no-bake cheesecake in the fridge?, What does cheesecake go well with?, What's the best way to drizzle chocolate?
Servings: 1.5 cups
Author: Cakedecorist

Equipment

  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Small saucepan
  • Heat-proof mixing bowl
  • Rubber or silicone spatula
  • Pouring jug

Ingredients
  

Instructions 

  • Make a double boiler
    Once your ingredients have been measured out, make a double boiler. Fill a saucepan with water up until its halfway point. Then, place the heat-proof bowl over it and bring the water to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a low simmer.
  • Melt the chocolate
    Once the water is on a low simmer, add the chopped chocolate to the heated bowl. Melt the chocolate over the low heat and mix it frequently. Remove the bowl from the heat every minute for roughly 20 seconds to cool down. This will help prevent the melting chocolate from overheating, burning, and seizing.
    Once the chocolate is almost fully melted, you can move on to add the other ingredients.
    6- ounces 50% dark chocolate, chopped
  • Add the butter and cream
    Once you have added the butter and heavy cream to the almost melted chocolate, you have to give the ingredients a good stir.
    As they heat and blend with the chocolate, keep scraping the sides of the bowl to ensure everything is mixed well. Keep mixing until you have a uniform chocolate ganache.
    2 tablespoons salted butter, 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • Allow the chocolate glaze to coolThis is essential! You can decant the chocolate glaze into a pouring jug. Then, allow it to cool for about 10 minutes. This will prevent the cheesecake from melting (if you are making a no-bake cheesecake). And, it will help the chocolate glaze set quicker and better.
  • Pour the glaze
    Once the glaze has cooled slightly inside your pouring jug, place the cheesecake over a wire rack. Then, pour the glaze either over the entire cake or to only coat the top of the cake. Garnish the glaze in whichever way you'd like, if at all.
    Then, set the cheesecake back into the fridge so that the chocolate glaze can set completely. Once set, you can transfer the cheesecake to a serving stand or board.

Notes

As we have mentioned, you can use any type of chocolate for this recipe that you like. You can also have a look at what chocolate goes well with the flavor profile of your cheesecake. For example, if you are making an orange cheesecake, then dark chocolate will pair well with it. But, if you are making a nutty almond cheesecake, white chocolate will do better.
You can add flavoring extracts to the chocolate glaze for cheesecake to help bring across some additional flavors. Mint extract works well with this recipe and so do citrus flavors.
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