Black Forest Cheesecake

Ingredients

• Crust

  • 1 ¼ cups (155 g) Oreo cookie crumbs
  • ¼ cup (55 g) unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 sheets heavy-duty aluminum foil, 18 inches (45 cm) wide

• Cream Cheese Filling

  • 1 ¼ cups (265 g) sugar
  • 2 tbsp (20 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 4 blocks (8 oz/250 g) cream cheese, at room temperature
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) sour cream
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract

• Cherry Mixture

  • ¼ cup (55 g) sugar
  • 3 tbsp (25 g) cornstarch
  • 1 jar (19 oz/540 ml) morello cherries, the juice and cherries separated
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) kirsch

• Garniture

  • 1 ½ cups (40 g) dark chocolate curls
  • A few fresh cherries (optional)