Our pal Alison L Miles > wrote:
> Well, actually, a *mocha* cheesecake question for everyone.
>
> I'm planning on making a chocolate/coffee cheesecake. It'll involve
> melted chocolate, instant espresso, and maybe some liqueur (Kahlua or
> Godiva Cappuccino). I'll probably use the standard Philadelphia New York
> cheesecake recipes calling for 40 oz. of cream cheese, 3-4 eggs, and some
> sour cream along with the aforementioned ingredients (unless someone else
> has a tried and true fabulous recipe).
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With the exception of adding some mini morsels, I don't care for
chocolate cheesecake myself, so I'm afraid I can't help with the
addition of chocolate and/or coffee. But I do have a recipe that
gets great reviews whenever I make it -- I just did a cherry one
last weekend and it was smooth, creamy, and so darned good; I'll
bet it would work well with whatever chocolate items you decide
to add:
Very Best Cheesecake
CRUST
1½ C. Graham Cracker crumbs (about 18 crackers)
¼ C. sugar
5 T. melted butter or margarine
FILLING (See "Variations", below)
2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, room temperature
2 eggs
½ C. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
TOPPING
1 C. sour cream
¼ C. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 375° F. Mix crust ingredients well with fork; using
a cold metal spoon, pat firmly into bottom and 1/3 of the way up the
sides of an 8" springform pan. Set aside.
Beat filling ingredients with rotary beater or electric mixer until
satiny and pour into crust. Bake for 20 minutes, remove from oven and
let cool for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, raise oven to 475° F. Blend
topping ingredients and spread gently over cheese filling. Return cake
to oven and bake 10 minutes longer. Cool in pan to room temperature,
then cover tightly with foil and chill 10-12 hours before serving.
Variations:
Big Cheesecake: add one 8. oz brick of cream cheese, one egg, and ¼ C.
sugar to filling; increase first baking time to 25-30 minutes.
Fruity Cheesecake: top cooled cheesecake with canned pie filling or
sliced fresh fruit.
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake: add one bag of mini chocolate chips to
filling before baking.
--
J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
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