Double Chocolate Cheesecake

"Sinfully" Delicious Cheesecake Recipe

Restaurant Dessert 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.

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

Real Restaurant Dessert Recipe

Preparation time: 30 minutes. Serves 12 - 16

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 (use a double boiler)
• 3 ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate (use a double boiler)
• 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 again
• 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

Did you know? An ancient form of cheesecake may have been a popular dish in ancient Greece even prior to Romans' adoption of it with the conquest of Greece. The earliest attested mention of a cheesecake is by a Greek physician who wrote a book on the art of making cheesecakes.

The earliest cheesecake recipe (1390) was found in an English cookbook from 1390.