Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

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Ingredients:

If you use a bought pie crust, this recipe makes enough filling for two pies.
*Crust
1 9 ounce package chocolate wafer cookies
6 tbsp. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
2 teaspoon. sugar
*Filling
1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
6 oz. bittersweet or semi sweet chocolate, chopped, melted
1/2 cup raspberry liqueur (suggest Chambord)
4 large eggs
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 cups fresh raspberries
*Raspberry Sauce (2.5 cups)
1 12 oz. packages frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp. raspberry liqueur

Directions:

Crust: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Butter 9 inch diameter springform pan with 2 3/4 inch high sides. Grind cookies in processor. Add butter and sugar an blend until moist crumbs form. Press onto bottom and 2 1/4 inches up sides of pan.

Filling: Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in a larger bowl until smooth. Add sugar, chocolate, and liqueur and beat until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating each addition just until combined. Mix in cream. Pour filling into crust lined pan. bake until filling is almost set but center still moves slightly when pan is shaken (about 55 minutes). Transfer to rack.

To Serve: Serve cheesecake with raspberry sauce and additional berries separately.

*Raspberry Sauce
Combine all ingredients in processor and puree until smooth. Strain mixture through fine strainer into bowl. Cover and chill.

12 servings

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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Recipe from Emeril Lagasse, New Orleans chef.
Submitted By: Natasha Thorp
nlthorp@hotmail.com
Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake


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