Sweet Cheesecake Recipes
Chocolate Lace Cheesecake
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 1/2 cup fine chopped almonds
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Filling
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups chocolate chips, melted and cooled
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan.
- In a large bowl, blend crust ingredients. Press into the bottom and up the sides of the pan and refrigerate.
- In a large bowl beat the cream cheese and 2/3 cup sugar until smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add melted chocolate chips and beat well.
- Add whipping cream, 2 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.
- Pour into the prepared crust and bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until edges are set. Center of cake will be soft.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes and then carefully remove the sides of the pan and cool completely.
- In a small bowl combine the sour cream, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon sugar. Stir until smooth. Spread over the cooled cheesecake. Drizzle with the 1 ounce melted chocolate in a lace pattern.
- Refrigerate several hours or overnight before serving.