Neapolitan Cheesecake
- 1 1/2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar, plus 2 teaspoons
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 3 ounces white chocolate, melted
- 1 cup diced strawberry
- 1 drop red food coloring
- 3 cups Cool Whip, divided
- 8 -10 maraschino cherries
- 1/4 cup candy sprinkles
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8-inch springform pan with cooking spray, line the bottom with parchment, then spray the parchment.
- In a medium bowl, stir to combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press into prepared springform pan in an even layer and bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
- Adjust oven temperature to 325 degrees F. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until well combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add the vanilla extract. Divide the batter evenly into 3 bowls.
- Add the melted semi sweet chocolate and cocoa powder into one bowl, combining well, and pour into the prepared springform pan. Smooth to make even.
- Add the melted white chocolate into the second bowl, combining well, then pour over the chocolate layer. Smooth to make even.
- Add chopped strawberries and 1 drop red food coloring into the last bowl, combining well, and top the white layer, smoothing to make even.
- Bake the cheesecake until nearly set, about 55-60 minutes. Turn off oven and let cheesecake sit for an hour, then cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for an additional 4 hours and up to overnight before slicing.
- To decorate, place 1 cup Cool Whip in a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Top the cheesecake with remaining 2 cups Cool Whip, swirling to decorate. Pipe stars around the edge of the cake and top each with a cherry. Top center of cake with sprinkles.
- Sprinkles:
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077ZCW9P7/.
cookie crumbs, unsalted butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, chocolate, cocoa powder, white chocolate, strawberry, coloring, maraschino cherries, sprinkles
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/neapolitan-cheesecake-538661 (may not work)