Ribbon Bar Cheesecake
- 30 Oreo cookies, crushed
- 12 cup butter, melted (1 stick)
- 14 cup chopped pecans
- 14 cup flaked coconut
- 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 12 cup whipping cream
- 6 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Mix crushed cookies, butter,pecans, and coconut; press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.
- Refrigerate while preparing filling.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
- Pour over crust.
- Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set.Cool.
- Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
- Place whipping cream and chocolate in saucepan.
- Cook on low heat until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring occasionally.
- Pour over cheesecake.
- Refrigerate 15 minutes or until chocolate is firm.
- Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerate.
- Note: To make cheesecake extra special, Once chocolate topping is firm, place 2 additional chocolate squares in microwaveable bowl.
- Microwave on medium 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds.
- Stir till chocolate is completely melted.Pour into small reusable bag; seal bag; twist bag.
- Snip off one small corner from bottom of bag; twist top of bag to squeeze chocolate from bag; to pipe a special message, such as "Greetings" on top of cheesecake.
- Chill time includes.
cookies, butter, pecans, coconut, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, whipping cream, semisweet chocolate baking squares
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ribbon-bar-cheesecake-219584 (may not work)