Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate Cheesecake
This is ungodly rich. Serve in very small wedges. Even heavy eaters can't eat much at once.
Yield
46 servingsPrep
30 minCook
2 hrsReady
6 hrsTrans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| crust | |||
| ¼ | cup |
butter
|
|
| 1 | package |
oreo cookies
|
*
|
| cheesecake | |||
| 2 ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 43 | ounces |
cream cheese
|
|
| 5 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 32 | ounce |
chocolate
bittersweet, ghiradelli |
*
|
| 20 | ounces |
sour cream
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2 | tablespoon |
liqueur
irish cream style |
|
| 2 | tablespoon |
chocolate
ground or cocoa, ghiradelli |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| crust | |||
| 59 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 1 | package |
oreo cookies
|
*
|
| cheesecake | |||
| 591 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1242.7 | ml/g |
cream cheese
|
|
| 5 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 924.8 | ml/g |
chocolate
bittersweet, ghiradelli |
*
|
| 578 | ml/g |
sour cream
|
|
| 15 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
liqueur
irish cream style |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
chocolate
ground or cocoa, ghiradelli |
*
|
Directions
CRUST: Mix in food processor.
Press into 13 inch springform pan.
Set aside.
CHEESECAKE: Melt chocolate in double boiler, stirring frequently.
Set aside.
Beat cream cheese with hand mixer until smooth.
Gradually add sugar.
Beat until smooth.
Add one egg at a time, beating after each egg.
Fold in sour cream, melted chocolate, ground chocolate, vanilla and irish cream liqueur.
Stir until even consistency. Pour into crust.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F until set, approximately 2 hours .
Chill thoroughly.
Don't substitute semi-sweet chocolate or milk chocolate for the bittersweet.
