Chocolate Almond Cheesecake

Title:
Chocolate Almond Cheesecake

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Cheesecakes,
Chocolate




Ingredients:





    24 oz Cream cheese


 1 1/4 c  Sugar


   1/3 c  Cocoa


   1/2 c  Dairy sour cream


     3    Eggs


     2 ts Almond extract


     1 ts Vanilla extract


          Crumb Crust:


     1 c  Graham cracker crumbs


   1/2 c  Ground roasted almonds


          -(unsalted)


     1 tb Sugar


     3 tb Butter or margarine






 Heat over to 425F.  In large mixer bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar,


 cocoa, and sour cream, beat on medium speed until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla


 and almond extracts. Pour into prepared crust (bottom, no sides). Bake 10


 minutes.  Reduce temperature to 250F, bake for 55 minutes or until cake is


 settled.  Remove from oven to rack.  Loosen cake from pan with knife, leave


 sides intact.  Cool completely; several hours or overnight.  Garnish with


 whipped cream and almonds partially dipped in chocolate.


 Posted to EAT-L Digest 24 Sep 96


 


 Date:    Wed, 25 Sep 1996 06:05:19 -0300


 


 From:    Betsy Burtis