Creme Fraiche Cheesecake With Sour Cherry Topping

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups cream cheese
• 1/2 cup fresh goat cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups creme fraiche or 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 large eggs
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 pints sour cherries, pitted
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f; wrap the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with aluminum foil and place pan on a baking sheet.
• 2 beat the cream cheese and goat cheese until smooth; add sugar and continue to beat until sugar is incorporated.
• 3 beat in creme fraiche, vanilla, and pepper; beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl between each addition.
• 4 pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes; reduce temperature to 250 degrees f and bake until just set, 45 to 60 minutes (cake will jiggle in the middle).
• 5 transfer to wire rack to cool.
• 6 prepare the cherries while the cake is cooling by heating a saucepan over medium heat; add sugar and 2/3 cup water and cook until sugar dissolves and syrup thickens, 5 to 8 minutes.
• 7 add in the cherries and balsamic vinegar, stirring occasionally, until cherries soften and release their juices, 2 to 3 minutes.
• 8 remove cherries to a bowl with a slotted spoon and continue to cook liquid until reduced by half, about 10 minutes; remove from heat and return cherries and any accumulated juices.
• 9 loosen the cake by running a knife around the edge, then unmold; serve with cherry topping.