Step by step

Melt the chocolate in a bain marie together with the fresh cream. Leave to cool and then put it in the fridge for a few minutes

Tips
Pay close attention when making your cheesecake that the baking takes the right length of time and that it cools in the right way; otherwise you could end up with a dessert reduced to mush.
Trivia
The origins of the cheesecake, although now known as a British specialty, are to be found in ancient Greece, where they made a similar dessert called ‘placenta’.