Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
1 c Vanilla Wafer Crumbs
1/2 c Chopped Pecans
3 tb Granulated Sugar
1/4 c Margarine, Melted
16 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
1/2 c Brown Sugar, Packed
2 ea Large Eggs
6 oz Semi-sweet Chips, Melted
3 tb Almond Flavored Liqueur
2 c Sour Cream
2 tb Granulated Sugar
Combine crumbs, pecans, granulated sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees F., 10 minutes. Combine cream cheese and brown sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in chocolate and liqueur; pour over crust. Bake at 325 degrees F., 35 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Combine sour cream and granulated sugar; carefully spread over cheesecake. Bake at 425 degrees F. 10 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.
Impossible Chocolate Kaluha Cheesecake
16 oz Cream cheese; soft; cubed
3/4 c Sugar
2/3 c Bisquick baking mix
2 Eggs
2 oz Semisweet chocolate; melted
2 tb Kaluha
1 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 ts Almond extract
Topping:
8 oz Sour cream
1 oz Semisweet chocolate square
2 tb Sugar
1 tb Kaluha
1 ts Vanilla extract
Mix all ingredients except chocolate topping in a mixer; beat at HIGH speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl often. Pour into a greased 9-inch pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until puffed with a dry center. Cool 5 minutes; carefully spread chocolate topping on top of cheesecake. Chill 3 hours before serving. YIELD: One 9-inch pie.
CHOCOLATE TOPPING: Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts. Remove from heat, and stir in Kahula and vanilla; cool.
Mint Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
1 1/2 c Crushed oreos
2 1/2 tb Melted butter
24 oz Cream cheese, softened
14 oz Sweetened condensed milk
3 Eggs
3/4 ts Mint extract
1/4 ts Green food coloring
1 c Mini-chocolate chips
1 ts Flour
Combine crumbs and butter and press on bottom of 9" springform pan. Beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in milk until smooth. Add eggs, extract and coloring. Toss 1/2 cup of the chips with flour to coat and stir into cheese mixture. Pour into crust. Sprinkle remaining chips on top. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour. Cool to room temperature and chill thoroughly. Garnish as desired.
Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake
1/8 c Graham cracker crumbs
1/8 c Sugar
2 lb Cream cheese; softened
2 1/2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
1 1/2 lb Semi-sweet chocolate
20 dr Raspberry candy concentrate;
9 In spring-form pan
Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
For the crust: Lightly spray the spring-form pan with a non-stick spray such as PAM. Mix graham crackers and sugar in a bowl and dust the pan.
For the filling: Soften the cream cheese by microwaving in a bowl approx. 30 seconds for every half-pound (2 - 2 1/2 minutes). Add two eggs and mix with an electric mixer until well incorporated. Slowly add the sugar; about 1/2 cup at a time until incorporated. Add the remaining two eggs and mix until there are no more lumps and the batter is smooth (about three minutes).
In a separate container melt the chocolate. This could be done in the microwave. I prefer to melt it over the stove. The later method requires a little more attention to the chocolate. Do not scorch the bottom. Not only will the chocolate taste bitter but it's not fun trying to clean.
Add melted chocolate to the batter. Mix on high. While mixing, add the candy concentrate with an eye-dropper. Experiment with this step. The more concentrate you add, the stronger the flavor. You don't want too much, though. I have made cheesecake that tasted like cough syrup. So, don't over-do-it.
Pour the mixture in the spring-form pan and bake until the center is set (The top of the cheesecake will be glossy while baking. When the luster of the center begins to dull, it is ready.) The cheesecake may still be "jiggly" (like jell-o).
Rich Chocolate Cheesecake
1 1/2 c Chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1/2 c Butter -- melted
24 oz Cream cheese -- softened
3/4 c Sugar
3 Eggs
8 oz Sour cream
6 Squares semisweet chocolate melted
1 tb Cocoa
3/4 ts Cocoa
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 c Whipping cream -- whipped
Additional whipped cream (optional)
Chocolate curls (optional)
Almonds (optional)
Maraschino cherries (optional)
Combine first 3 ingredients, mixing well. Press mixture into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan; chill. Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually add sugar, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in sour cream, melted chocolate, cocoa, and vanilla, mix well. Gently fold in whipped cream; spoon into prepared pan. Bake at 300 for 1 hour. Turn oven off; allow cheesecake to cool in oven an additional 30 minutes. Refrigerate 8 hours. Remove sides of pan and garnish with additional whipped cream, chocolate curls, almonds, and cherries. Yield: 10 to 12 servings.
Cookies
Almond Joy Cookies
2 Squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cn Sweetened, condensed milk
3 c Sweetened, flaked coconut
1 ts Vanilla extract
pn Salt
Almonds for garnish
Heat in a double boiler, 1 can sweetened condensed milk and 2 squares of unsweetened chocolate, until chocolate is melted. Stir until mixture is smooth. Pour over a bowl containing 3 cup of sweetened, flaked coconut. Add 1 tsp of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Mix well until coconut is completed coated. Drop on a cookie sheet which is line with parchment paper, by tspfuls. Press a whole almond into the top.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 10 to 12 minutes. Check at 8 minutes, as bottoms of cookies brown quickly. Remove from oven, cool, remove from pan.
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