Cafe Mocha Cheesecake Recipe
- 1 3/4 c. Finely crushed chocolate wafers (about 30 cookies)
- 1/3 c. Butter melted
- 2 Tbsp. Water
- 2 ounce Semisweet chocolate minced
- 2 Tbsp. Instant espresso
- 2 Tbsp. Coffee liqueur
- 3 pkt Cream cheese - (8 ounce ea) softened
- 2 Tbsp. All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 c. Sugar
- 4 x Large eggs
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, combine crushed wafers and melted butter.
- Press this mix firmly onto the bottom of an eight-inch springform pan.
- Chill till needed.
- In a small saucepan, combine water, minced chocolate, and instant espresso.
- Cook and stir over low heat till the chocolate begins to heat.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir till smooth.
- Then stir in the coffee liqueur.
- Let cold.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the following till smooth: cream cheese, flour, vanilla, sugar.
- Add in the Large eggs all at once, beating on low speed just till mixed.
- (Do not overbeat the mix.)
- Reserve 2 c. of the cream cheese mix, cover, and chill.
- Stir cooled chocolate-and-coffee mix into remaining cream-cheese batter till well-blended.
- Pour this chocolate mix onto the crust.
- Place springform pan on baking sheet, and bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 min or possibly till sides are set (center will be soft-set).
- Remove reserved cream-cheese mix from refrigerator 10 min before needed so it will soften.
- Gently pull out oven rack just sufficient to reach springform pan.
- Carefully pour reserved cream-cheese mix over the top of the cake mix, then spread proportionately over entire surface.
- Bake the cheesecake another 20 to 25 min, till center is set when shaken lightly.
- Remove from oven and cold completely.
- Refrigerate4 to 24 hrs before serving.
- Additional ideas for toppings and garnishing: - Cover cake center with cream-cheese frosting.
- Using pastry bag, decorate with chocolate grid.
chocolate wafers, butter, water, espresso, coffee liqueur, cream cheese, allpurpose, vanilla, sugar, eggs
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/cafe-mocha-cheesecake-97214 (may not work)