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Chocolate Lovers Cheesecake

By kml9876 | Published on July 24, 2008 | 0 comments | Categories: Cheesecake

A cheesecake to satisfy the chocolate lover in you

Cookie Dough - This will later be used in the cheesecake. This recipe is from the back of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Chips bag.
Ingredients

1 bag (11.5 oz) 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate chips
6 tbsp (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
3 eggs
1 cup of granulated sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 bag (12 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips

In a double boiler over hot water, melt the bittersweet chocolate chips and the butter.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar until thick. Stir in the chocolate mixture.
In a small bowl, stir together the flour and baking powder. Stir into the chocolate mixture.
Gently mix in the semi-sweet chocolate chips
Using a sheet of plastic wrap, form dough into two logs, each 2 inches in diameter and about 8 inches long. The dough will be very soft. Use the plastic wrap to hold the dough in a log shape. Wrap the dough tightly in the plastic wrap. Place the logs into the fridge for at least one hour or until firm

I have modified this existing cheesecake recipe for this creation http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Two-Tone-Cheesecake
Ingredients for the Cheesecake

Crust
1 1/2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
6 tbsp of granulated sugar
6 tbsp of butter melted

Filling
4 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 3/4 cups of granulated sugar
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
4 eggs lightly beaten
12 squares semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled

In a bowl, combine cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter. Press into the bottom of a greased 10 inch springform pan. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for ten minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Gradually beat in cream. Add eggs; beat on low speed until combined.
Stir in melted chocolate. Add small pieces of the cookie dough into the cheesecake batter. Add as much or as little cookie dough as you like. Use any leftover cookie dough to bake into cookies (see Ultimate Chocolate Cookie recipe for baking instructions)
Bake the cheesecake on a baking sheet at 325 degrees for 65-75 minutes or until center is almost set.
Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife round edge of pan to loosen. Cool one hour longer.Place in fridge.

Ingredients for topping
4 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate that has been finely chopped
1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup of peanut butter chips

1. In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a boil.
2. Pour over the chocolate. Whisk until smooth.
3.In a small microwave safe bowl melt the chips.
4. Pour the chocolate on top of the cheesecake.
5. Drizzle the melted peanut butter chips across the chocolate topping.
6. Using a toothpick swirl the peanut butter into the chocolate.

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake

By kml9876 | Published on December 25, 2007 | 0 comments | Categories: Cheesecake

Three types of chocoalte make this a triple chocolate cheesecake

Ingredients

Crust

1/2 stick (4tbsp) butter, softened
1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs (about 27 Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers or 20 Oreo Cookies finely crushed)

Filling

3 bricks (8oz each) cream cheese softened. Note you can use 1/3 less-fat (Neufchatel) cream cheese to make a "healthier" version
1 cup of sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
3 large eggs
1/2 cup sour cream. Note you can use reduced fat sour cream to make a "healthier" version.
1 tbsp vanilla extract
4 oz milk chocolate
4 oz white chocolate
4 oz semisweet chocolate

Chocolate Glaze

3 oz bittersweet baking chocolate
2 tbsp stick butter
1 tbsp light corn syrup

Place a sheet of foil on oven rack to catch any drips. Heat oven to 350 degrees. You will need an 8 * 3in springform pan coated with non-stick cooking spray.
Crust - In a small bowl, rub butter into crumbs until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press firmly over bottom of pan. Bake 8-10 minutes on foil sheet until set. Cool on rack. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
Filling - Beat cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl several times with a spatula. With mixer on low speed beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then sour cream, and vanilla just until blended.
Divide the batter evenly (about 2 cups each) among 3 medium bowls. Melt the chocolates separately. Stir milk chocolate into 1 bowl of batter, white chocolate into another, and semisweet into a third bowl. Spread milk chocolate batter in prepared crust in an even layer. Carefully spoon white chocolate batter over milk chocolate layer to cover. Gently smooth. Spoon semisweet chocolate batter over white chocolate to layer. Bake 45 minutes, or until center still jiggles slightly when shaken. Immediately transfer to a wire rack and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
Glaze - melt the bittersweet baking chocolate, butter, and corn syrup over low heat. When melted together pour over cooled cheesecake and allow to set.