Prepare your base using either digestive biscuits or chocolate biscuits Place in food processor to crush (or do it manually in a plastic bag) Make sure there aren’t any large crumbs left Place in a bowl while you melt your butter Melt in microwave or on low fire Pour over crumbs and mix well until all crumbs are wet Place in desired springform pan Make sure you press them down well and evenly Bake for 10 mins in preheated oven (180C) until golden brown, remove and let cool a bit Chop 290g of dark or semisweet chocolate. (If you have chocolate chips no need to chop them) Melt over hot water or in microwave Meanwhile mix 900g of cream cheese Add 1/4 cup cacao powder and 1 & 1/4 cup sugar Cool the melted chocolate in a bowl before adding it to the cream cheese mix Make sure it cools well on the side Add in eggs one at a time Add the melted chocolate into the batter and mix well Once all are incorporated in stand mixer set aside With a spatula make sure all ingredients are mixed well Pour batter over cooled crust Tap a few times on the counter to release any bubbles and bake in same preheated oven for 1 hour Meanwhile prepare the glaze Add one tbsp sugar and melt over low heat Mix well and set aside to cool Once cake cools down spread the ganache all over and put in fridge