Halloween Pumpkin Cheesecake

• 1 13/16 cups cookies speculoos
• 4 15/16 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 3/4 cups cream cheese
• 1 5/8 cups pumpkin mashed
• 7/8 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 3/4 ounces chocolate

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a bowl, crumble the speculoos cooks toa coarse powder.
3. Melt the butter in a bowl in the microwave, then pour it into the speculoos powder, add sugar, and knead by hand.
4. On the bottom of a springform pan, press out the dough with a glass. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
5. In another bowl, mix cream cheese and mashed pumpkin.
6. Add sugar and vanilla extract. Mix.
7. Finally, add the eggs one at a time, mix until smooth.
8. Remove speculoos pan from the refrigerator, pour cheese and pumkin mixture on the cookie base, spread evenly with a spatula.
9. Bake for 1 hour.
10. Once cooked, the cake should quiver slightly (after cooling it will harden).
11. Remove cheesecake from pan and cool for at least 12 hours.
12. Spiderweb Decoration Preparation:
13. To decorate the cake, warm two-thirds of the chocolate in a double boiler.
14. Once the chocolate reaches 110 degrees Fahrenheit, remove from heat, and add the remaining third to obtain smooth chocolate.
15. Using a pastry bag, form a spiderweb over the cheesecake, and let harden.

cookies, butter, sugar, cream cheese, pumpkin mashed, powdered sugar, vanilla, eggs, chocolate

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Halloween-Pumpkin-Cheesecake-2043139 (may not work)