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Chocolate Marble Cheesecake

A cheesecake with a chocolate crumb crust and a marbled chocolate and plain batter.

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Why it works: Vanilla and cocoa work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 357 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Chocolate Marble Cheesecake

Oven450°F, then 250°F

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Prepare chocolate crumb crust.

  2. Increase oven temperature to 450°F.

Make the batter

  1. Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, sour cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a large bowl on medium speed of mixer until smooth.

  2. Gradually add flour, beating just until blended.

  3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

  4. Combine cocoa and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl.

  5. Add oil, remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1-1/2 cups of cream cheese mixture; stir well.

Marble and bake

  1. Spoon plain and chocolate batters alternately over prepared crust, ending with spoonfuls of chocolate on top; gently swirl with knife for marbled effect.

  2. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250°F; continue baking 30 minutes.

  3. Turn off oven; without opening oven door, leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes.

Cool and serve

  1. Remove from oven. With knife, loosen cheesecake from side of pan; cool to room temperature.

  2. Refrigerate several hours or overnight; remove side of pan.

  3. Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1067Calories
39 gProtein
39 gFat
133 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Dairynot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Vanilla + cocoatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together357 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  2. Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Chocolate + cocoatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Cream cheese
Forms the rich, smooth body of the cheesecake filling.
Eggs
Set during baking to give the filling structure and firmness.
Sugar
Sweetens the filling and helps keep it tender.
All-purpose flour
Adds stability so the filling holds its shape when sliced.
Hershey's cocoa
Gives the chocolate batter its flavor and dark color for the marbled effect.
Sour cream
Adds moisture and a slight tang to the filling.

The step that matters

Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven. Leaving the cheesecake in the cooling oven without opening the door lets it cool gradually, which helps prevent cracking from a sudden temperature drop.

Swap the cocoa

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, cream cheese, sugar, cream, vanilla, flour, egg):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Hazelnutfits better
  3. Macadamia nutfits better
  4. Cocoathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chocolate, cream cheese, sugar, cream, vanilla, flour, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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