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Rich Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe | |
Cheesecake | |
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 (8oz.) packages cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 (8oz.)carton commercial sour cream 6 (1oz.) squares semisweet chocolate, melted 1 Tbsp. plus 3/4 tsp. cocoa 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 cup whipping cream(optional) Additional whipped cream (optional) Almonds(optional) Maraschino cherries(optional)
Directions:
Combine first 3 ingredients, mixing well. Press mixture into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan; chill. Beat cream cheese at low speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually add sugar, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in sour cream, melted chocolate, cocoa, and vanilla; mix well. Gently fold in whipped cream; spoon into prepared pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour. Turn oven off; allow cheesecake to cool in oven 30 minutes. Open oven door and allow cheesecake to cool in oven an additional 30 minutes. Refrigerate 8 hours. Remove sides of springform pan, and garnish with additional whipped cream, chocolate curls, almonds, and cherries, if desired. Yield: one 9-inch cheesecake. | |