Espresso Cheesecake
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals
- 3 tablespoons hot water
- 1 1/2 cups crushed chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
- 1/3 cup Land O Lakes Butter, melted
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 (8-ounce) container mascarpone cheese
- 1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 Land O Lakes Eggs
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
- Place 9-inch round or square cake pan, filled 2/3 full of water, onto bottom rack of oven.
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Dissolve coffee crystals in 3 tablespoons hot water; set aside.
- Combine cookie crumbs and melted butter in bowl; stir until well mixed.
- Press mixture into bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
- Combine cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, sour cream and sugar in bowl; beat at medium speed until very smooth.
- Add eggs and flour; beat at low speed just until smooth and combined.
- Do not overmix.
- Stir in coffee mixture.
- Pour cheesecake batter into prepared pan; place pan onto middle rack of oven.
- Bake 50-60 minutes or until cheesecake is set 2-inches from edge of pan.
- Center will still be soft.
- Remove from oven to cooling rack; cool completely.
- Remove sides of pan.
- Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
- Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.
- Cjavascript:void(0);ombine powdered sugar and cocoa in bowl; sprinkle over cheesecake.
- Store refrigerated.
instant coffee crystals, water, chocolate wafer cookie crumbs, butter, cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, sour cream, sugar, o lakes eggs, flour, powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3715/espresso-cheesecake (may not work)