Sweet Cheesecake Recipes
Neapolitan Cheesecake
Yield: 12 to 14 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted and divided
- 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, divided
- 2 1/2 (1 ounce) squares white baking chocolate, divided
- 1/3 cup mashed sweetened strawberries
- 2 teaspoons shortening, divided
Instructions
- Combine crumbs and 3 tablespoons of butter; press onto bottom of an ungreased 9 inch springform pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 minutes; cool.
- In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Add vanilla extract. Divide into three portions, about 1 2/3 cups each.
- Melt 2 squares semisweet chocolate; stir into one portion of batter.
- Melt 2 squares of white chocolate; stir into second portion.
- Stir strawberries into remaining batter.
- Spread semisweet mixture evenly over crust.
- Carefully spread with white chocolate mixture, then strawberry mixture.
- Bake at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 300 degrees F.
- Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until center is nearly set.
- Remove from oven; immediately run a knife around edge. Cool; remove from pan.
- Melt remaining semisweet chocolate, remaining butter and 1 teaspoon shortening; cool for 2 minutes. Pour over cake.
- Melt remaining white chocolate and shortening; drizzle over glaze.
- Refrigerate leftovers.