Chocolate Covered Chocolate Cheesecake

7 hours Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 40 minutes

1703 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients

1 1/2	cups	chocolate cookie crumbs
3	tablespoons	butter	melted
24	ounces	cream cheese	softened
1/2	cup	sugar
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
3	large	eggs
1/2	pound	chocolate	melted
1	cup	heavy whipping cream
2	tablespoons	butter
2	tablespoons	sugar	granulated
12	ounces	chocolate (semi-sweet)	semi-sweet, broken into small pieces

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix crumbs and butter and press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until well blended.

Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Blend in melted chocolate and pour over crust.

Bake 40 minutes, turn off oven and let cake cool inside the oven as it cools down.

Loosen cake from rim of pan and cool completely.

Chill for at least 4 hours.

Remove rim.

Heat heavy cream, butter, and sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat.

Stir to dissolve sugar crystals and then bring to a boil.

Put chocolate pieces into a stainless steel bowl and pour boiling cream mixture over it and let stand for a few minutes.

Stir until smooth and cool.

Cover the sides and top of cheesecake with the ganache, smooth, and chill at least 2 hours to set.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 441g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1703 73% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 139.0g	214%
Saturated Fat 85.0g	423%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 469mg	156%
Sodium 707mg	29%
Total Carbohydrate 112.0g	37%
Dietary Fiber 7.0g	27%
Sugars 96.0g
Protein 24.0g	48%

Vitamin A	77%		Vitamin C	1%
Calcium	24%		Iron	35%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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