Mocha Chocolate Cheesecake
- 1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 Land O Lakes Eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes Butter, melted
- 1/4 cup toffee bits
- Heat oven to 325F.
- Combine all crust ingredients in bowl.
- Press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool completely.
- Combine 3/4 cup sugar, sour cream, cream cheese and flour in bowl.
- Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add eggs and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
- Reserve 1 1/2 cups cream cheese mixture.
- Set aside.
- Place coffee granules and water into bowl; stir until granules dissolve.
- Set aside.
- Combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar, cocoa and 3 tablespoons melted butter in another bowl; stir until smooth.
- Add coffee and cocoa mixtures to remaining cream cheese mixture; continue beating until well mixed.
- Pour cocoa-cream cheese mixture over baked crust.
- Spoon reserved cream cheese mixture over chocolate mixture; pull knife through batter for marbled effect.
- Bake 50-60 minutes or until set 2 inches from edge of pan.
- (Center will still be soft.)
- Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.
- Loosen sides of cheesecake from pan by carefully running knife around inside of pan.
- (Dip knife in hot water if cheesecake sticks to knife.)
- Do not remove sides.
- Cool 1 hour.
- Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours.
- Remove sides of pan.
- Garnish with toffee bits.
- Store refrigerated.
graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar, sugar, sour cream, cream cheese, allpurpose, o lakes eggs, vanilla, coffee granules, water, unsweetened cocoa, butter, toffee bits
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/2245/mocha-chocolate-cheesecake (may not work)