Sweet Cheesecake Recipes
Chocolate Covered White Chocolate Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 pound white chocolate, melted
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken into small pieces (or semisweet chocolate bits)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix crumbs and butter and press onto the bottom of a 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 white chocolate and pour over crust.
- Bake for 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.
Attribution
Posted by Tiffany at Recipe Goldmine 2/18/2002 9:52 am.