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Home -> Baked Goods -> Cakes and Tortes
Recipe submitted by chefdude7263
Ingredients (view qty in metric system instead)
Crust: 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 tbsp. butter, room temperature 2 tbsp. sugar
Filling: 8 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate 24 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 large eggs 1 cup sugar 2 tbsp. heavy or whipping cream 7 tbsp. brewed coffee, cooled 3/4 cup sour cream 1 tsp. dark rum
Topping: 8 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate 1 cup heavy or whipping cream
Directions
For Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wrap the outside of an 8 inch springform pan tightly with foil. Stir together graham crumbs, butter and sugar in a medium bowl until evenly moistened. Press evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Refrigerate crust while preparing filling.
For Filling: Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently until melted and smooth. Remove chocolate from over water and cool to lukewarm. Beat cream cheese with sugar in a large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time. Beat in cooled chocolate, cream, coffee, sour cream and rum. Scrape down sides of bowl. and beat batter 30 seconds. Pour batter into the prepared springform pan. Place springform in a large roasting pan and fill with hot water to come halfway up sides of springform. Bake cheesecake 50 to 60 minutes until cheesecake is set. Remove cheesecake from water bath and discard foil. Refrigerate cheesecake at least 8 hours or overnight. Carefully remove pan sides.
For Topping: Place chocolate in a small bowl. Heat cream to a boil in a small saucepan. Pour cream over chocolate and let stand 30 seconds. Whisk chocolate mixture until smooth. Cool topping 10 minutes. Place cheesecake on a rack and pour topping over, allowing chocolate to drip down edges. Refrigerate cheesecake 1 hour until topping is set.
Serves 8 to 10.
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