DECADENT CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
- 2 cups ground gingersnap and vanilla wafer mix (I prefer this mix to graham crackers for a little UMPF! in the flavor)
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 6 squares Baker's semi-sweet chocolate, melted & cooled
- 4-8 ounce softened cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon orange peel
- 1 teaspoon Madagascar vanilla
- 1 tablespoon Malibu Rum
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Combine cookie crumbs and melted butter. Press into well greased 9 inch spring form pan. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before filling.
- Melt chocolate squares in microwave using 20-30 second intervals so it doesn't burn.
- Beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy, but DO NOT over beat. On low speed gradually add sugar, cooled chocolate, vanilla, rum and orange peel. Beat in eggs 1 at a time just until blended.
- Spread evenly over cooled crust.
- Bake 1 hour 25 minutes or until edges are set but center still jiggles when moved. Turn oven off and open door 4 inches. Leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Run knife around edge of an to loosen. Cool on cooling rack for another 30 minutes.
- Cover loosely and chill at least 6 hours.
- Remove pan sides.
- Garnish with whip cream, fresh raspberries and/or shaved chocolate.
11 comments:
I'm going to see if I can get my son, the chef, to make this for me. Yum!
When Lent is over, I'm coming back for this recipe!
I love cheesecake recipes and so does my husband. Maybe I'll surprise him with this one. :)
Thanks, Tamy, for participating in my Favorite Ingredients Friday Chocolate Edition recipe exchange. I do appreciate it.
I hope to see you again next Friday!
yum! chocolate cheesecake! I love chocolate and cheesecake. Dessert paradise for me!
Sky is almost like heaven when you serve this cake to your SWF photo
Now that I've gotten into your blog, I took a look around. Love your recipes, and I was tickled by that dog/couch dilemma - and the creative solution. My answer is to get a dog with legs so short he can't jump up onto the couch!
I ♥ Valentine’s Day! Looks YUMMY!
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Looks Good!
Yummy!!
I really like the idea of using a gingersnap crust with this. I have had that with pumpkin cheesecake, but I really bet it is good with the chocolate.
Thanks!
I'm saving this - you just combined my two favorite things - cheesecake and chocolate. When I was in high school, I worked in a pie factory, and they had this chocolate cheesecake that I've never forgotten - can't wait to try this.
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