Grand Finale Cheesecake

Title:
Grand Finale Cheesecake

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Cheesecake,
Chocolate,
Hershey's,
100th




Ingredients:





     1    SYMPHONY milk chocolate bar


          -or milk chocolate bar with


          -almonds & toffee chips,


          -broken into pieces (7 oz)


     4 pk Cream cheese, softened (3oz)


   1/2 c  Sugar


     2 tb HERSHEY'S cocoa


   1/8 ts Salt


     2    Eggs


     1 ts Vanilla extract


          Whipped cream (opt)





--------------------------------ALMOND
CRUST--------------------------------


   3/4 c  Graham cracker crumbs


   2/3 c  Chopped slivered almonds


     2 tb Sugar


   1/4 c  Butter or margarine, melted





 Heat oven to 325'F. In small microwave-safe bowl, place chocolate.


 Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 minute or until chocolate is melted and smooth


 when stirred. In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Stir


 together sugar, cocoa and salt; blend into cream cheese mixture. Add eggs


 and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add melted chocolate; beat just until


 blended. Pour into prepared ALMOND CRUST. Bake 35-40 minutes or until


 almost set. Remove from oven to wire rack. With knife, loosen cake from


 side of pan. Cool completely; remove side of pan. Refrigerate several hours


 before serving. Garnish with shipped cream, if desired. Cover; refrigerate


 leftover cheesecake.


 


 ALMOND CRUST: In medium bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs, almonds


 and sugar. Stir in melted butter or margarine. Press mixture onto bottom


 and up side of 8" springform pan or round pan with removable bottom.


 


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