Double Chocolate Cheesecake
Sinfully Delicious Cheesecake Recipe
This fabulous Double Chocolate Cheesecake dessert recipe tastes so good it should be illegal. But it will only be that good if you use quality chocolate so use the best you can afford.
This cheesecake can be made up to two days in advance of serving so it is great for a dinner party. Just cover the pan after it has chilled for a few hours.
It will also be easier to cut and serve if it is removed from the refrigerator about an hour before needed.
Offer a sparkling wine with the cheesecake and your dinner guests will never forget the dessert or the experience.
Double Chocolate Cheesecake
Preparation time: 30 minutes. Serves 12 - 16
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Ingredients For Crust:
1 cup finely crushed chocolate wafers
3 tablespoons melted butter
Ingredients For Filling:
24 ounces cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 ounces melted white chocolate
3 ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate
2 tablespoons Raspberry Schnapps liqueur (optional - but very good)
Ingredients For Glaze:
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 cup of heavy cream
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon of corn syrup
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions For Crust:
Combine the crumbs and butter and press evenly onto the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan and smooth with the back of a spoon
Bake at 350 degrees F in the oven for 10 minutes
Instructions For Filling:
With an electric mixer, blend the cream cheese and sugar; add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition
Add vanilla and mix
Remove 1/2 of the batter to another bowl and stir in melted white chocolate and strawberry liqueur into this "removed" portion
To the remaining batter, blend in melted chocolate and then pour over the chocolate crust
Spoon the white batter carfully over the chocolate layer and spread evenly
Bake at 325 degrees F for 10 minutes; reduce the heat to 250 degrees F and bake for another 30 - 35 minutes or until the center of the cheesecake is barely firm
Remove from the oven; run a knife around the side and let it cool completely before removing the sides of the pan
Instructions For Glaze:
In a small sauce pan, combine the chocolate, cream, sugar and corn syrup
Stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, cook on low heat until the chocolate and sugar are melted, then raise the heat to medium and cook without stirring about 5 minutes or until a little of the mixture dropped into a glass of cold water forms a soft ball
In a small mixing bowl, beat the egg lightly; stir in 3 tablespoons of chocolate mixture and pour this into the remaining chocolate in the sauce pan and stir briskly
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly for 3 - 4 minutes intil the glaze coats a spoon heavily
Remove the pan from the heat and add vanilla and stir
Cool the glaze to room temperature
Spoon the glaze over the cheesecake and spread it with a metal spatula to cover the top of the dessert
Enjoy your Double Chocolate Cheesecake and the company of those you share it with!
Donna
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