Sweet Cheesecake Recipes

Chocolate Covered White Chocolate Cheesecake

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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

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Mix crumbs and butter and press onto the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.



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