Chocolate Cappucino Cheesecake

Name: Chocolate Cappucino Cheesecake
Total time: P1D2H
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: cream cheese; sugar; eggs; chocolate, semi-sweet; heavy whipping cream; sour cream; salt; instant coffee, espresso; liqueur; vanilla extract; heavy whipping cream; sugar; liqueur; chocolate wafer crumbs; butter; sugar; cinnamon

Submitted by lindafroberts

A rich and decadent cheesecake that combines the classic flavours of coffee and chocolate with a spiced chocolate crust.

YIELD

10 servings

PREP

45 min

COOK

45 min

READY

10 hrs

Ingredients

OUNCES CREAM CHEESE
room temp

CUP SUGAR
white

LARGE EGGS

OUNCES SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE
semi-sweet, null, null

TABLESPOONS HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM

CUP SOUR CREAM

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOONS INSTANT COFFEE, ESPRESSO
dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water

CUP LIQUEUR
coffee flavor, such as kahlua *

TEASPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT

CUP HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM

TABLESPOONS SUGAR
confectioners

TABLESPOONS LIQUEUR
coffee flavor, such as kahlua

Chocolate crust

CUP CHOCOLATE WAFER CRUMBS *

CUP BUTTER
soften

TABLESPOONS SUGAR

TEASPOON CINNAMON

Directions

Chocolate Crust:

Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, soften butter, sugar and cinnamon. Mix well. Press mixture into buttered springform pan.

Cheesecake: 1. Prepare crust. Set aside. 2. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add sugar, mixing until well blended.

Add eggs, one at a time. Beat at low speed until very smooth.

Melt chocolate with cream over boiling water, stir until smooth. Blend well with cheese mixture. Add sour cream, salt, coffee liqueur and vanilla; beat until smooth.
Turn into pan. Bake in center of oven at 350℉ (180℃) for 45 minutes or until sides are puffed. Center will be soft but will firm up when chilled. Turn off oven;leave door ajar. Allow cake to cool in oven for 45 minutes. Cover. Chill for 12 hours.
Whip cream. Flavor with sugar and liqueur. Garnish with mounds of whipped cream and chocolate leaves if desired.

*CHOCOLATE LEAVES** Brush real leaves on one side with melted chocolate. Freeze until firm. Peel off leaves. Freeze until needed.