Another Chocolate Cheesecake

Title:
Another Chocolate Cheesecake

Yield:
16 Servings

Categories:
Cheesecake,
Chocolate




Ingredients:





     1 pk (8 1/2 oz) chocolate wafers;


          -crushed (Oreos work well,


          -filling and all)


     6 tb Unsalted butter; melted


     2 pk (8 oz) cream cheese;


          -softened (low fat works


          -well)


   2/3 c  Sugar


     3    Eggs


    12 oz Or 2 cups semi-sweet


          -chocolate, melted


     1 c  Whipping cream


     2 tb Unsalted butter; melted


     1 ts Vanilla


   1/2 c  Kahlua






 Heat oven to 325F. In medium bowl, combine wafers and butter, reserving 1


 tablespoon of the crumbs for garnish. Press remaining crumbs in bottom and


 2 inches up sides of an ungreased 10-inch springform pan. Refrigerate.


 


 In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar; beat until smooth. Add


 eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add melted chocolate;


 beat well. Add remaining ingredients, and beat until smooth. Pour into


 crust-lined pan.


 


 Bake at 325F for 55 to 65 minutes or until edges are set. Center of


 cheesecake will be soft. (To minimize cracking, place a shallow pan with


 about 3/4 inch of hot water on the lower oven rack while baking.) Allow


 cheesecake to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then carefully remove the


 sides of the pan. Allow the cheesecake to cool completely. Garnish with the


 reserved crumbs (provided you can keep your spouse from eating them), and


 refrigerate (at least 2-3 hours, preferably overnight). Keeps well in


 refrigerator for 3 days, probably longer, but who can keep from eating it


 before then?


 


 From: Robert Driskill, modified from Chocolate and other Cravings


 


 Busted and entered for you by: Bill Webster


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #291 by Bill Webster 


 on Nov 08, 1997