Neapolitan Cheesecake

Get out your mixing bowls: this luxurious cheesecake combines vanilla-white chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, and strawberry layers on a chocolate cookie crust. It may be served as is, or topped with strawberry preserves or ganache.

• Preparation Time: 40 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 378 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 ounces white chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• ⅓ cup strawberries, mashed
• ½ teaspoon strawberry extract
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small bowl, mix together the chocolate cookie crumbs and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake for 8 minutes; cool on wire rack.

Step 3

For the vanilla-white chocolate filling: Melt white chocolate in a metal bowl over barely simmering water, or in a glass bowl in the microwave, stirring frequently; set aside. In a medium bowl, beat 8 ounces of cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Mix in 1 egg and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla until blended. Mix white chocolate into the batter and set aside.

Step 4

For the dark chocolate filling: Melt chocolate in a metal bowl over barely simmering water, or in a glass bowl in the microwave, stirring frequently; set aside. In another bowl, beat 8 ounces of cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Mix in 1 egg and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla until blended. Stir in melted chocolate.

Step 5

For the strawberry filling: In a third bowl, mix together 8 ounces cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Blend in 1 egg and 1/2 teaspoon of strawberry extract; stir in mashed strawberries.

Step 6

Pour the white-chocolate vanilla cheesecake batter into the prepared crust. Layer with the dark chocolate and strawberry batters (see Cook's Notes).

Step 7

Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), and continue baking for 50 minutes, or until center is nearly set when jiggled.

Step 8

Remove pan from the oven, immediately run a paring knife around the edge to loosen, and let cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled before removing from the pan.