Sweet Cheesecake Recipes
Chokahlua Cheesecake
Ingredients
Chocolate Crumb Crust
- 1 1/3 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room (temperature)
Filling
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate pieces
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup Kahlua
- 1 pound cream cheese, softened and cut into small pieces
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dairy sour cream
Mocha Sauce
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
- 1/3 cup Kahlua
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
Instructions
Chocolate Crumb Crust
- Combine wafer crumbs, sugar and butter, mixing well. Put mixture in an even layer over bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
Filling
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Slowly heat chocolate, butter and Kahlua in a small saucepan, stirring until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Set aside and cool slightly.
- Add softened cream cheese, continuing to beat until smooth.
- Beat in eggs, then beat in sugar, salt and sour cream.
- Gradually beat in chocolate mixture. Pour into chocolate crumb crust.
- Bake for 40 minutes, or just until filling is barely set in center.
- Remove from oven and let stand at room temperature at least 1 hour.
- Before serving, if desired, spread on a thin layer of sour cream or creme fraîche and drizzle mocha sauce over top of cake.
- Cut into small slices with a thin sharp knife dipped in cold water.
- Refrigerate leftovers.
Mocha Sauce
- Combine ingredients in a saucepan over low heat. Stir constantly until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Serve warm or at room temperature.