Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 12 cups Oreo cookie crumbs (Process 18 to 20 Oreo cookies in a food processor fitted with the metal blade until finely ground)
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature (Philadelphia brand preferred)
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
- 14 cup coffee-flavored liqueur, such as Kahlua
- 4 large eggs
- To make crust: Melt butter in saucepan and then add cookie crumbs.
- Blend thoroughly; mixture will seem dry.
- Pat into a greased 9- or 10-inch springform pan and 1/2 inch up the side.
- To make filling: Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Use an electric mixer on medium speed to beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until fairly smooth and well blended.
- Add melted chocolate and liqueur; mix well.
- Add 4 eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition until just blended.
- Pour filling into crust, then "chop" batter with a knife or spoon to remove air bubbles.
- Place a larger pan filled with hot water on lower rack of oven and set cheesecake on rack above it in center of the oven.
- Bake 1 hour or until center is almost set.
- Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Remove side of pan and chill 3 to 4 hours before serving.
- For easier slicing, cut with a knife that has been rinsed in warm water.
- Dental floss also works like a dream for cutting slices in advance.
butter, cookie crumbs, cream cheese, condensed milk, vanilla, chocolate, coffee, eggs
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-truffle-cheesecake-177915 (may not work)