Chocolate Kahlua Cheesecake

• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter melted
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 3/4 cups chocolate chunks semi-sweet, divided
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup liqueur plus 2 tb, divided, coffee flavor, such as kahlua
• 24 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 13 cup cocoa powder
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

1. CHOCOLATE CRUST: Mix crust ingredients and press onto bottom and partway up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
2. Freeze 5 minutes.
3. Bake at 350F (180C) F for 10 minutes.
4. CHEESECAKE:
5. Prepare chocolate crust.
6. In a microwave-safe bowl, place 3/4 cup chocolate chunks.
7. Microwave on high for 1 minute or until chunks are melted, stir.
8. Add 1/4 cup whipping cream and 1/4 cup Kahlua, stir until blended.
9. In a mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
10. Add cocoa; beat until blended.
11. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
12. Stir in vanilla and reserved chocolate nixture.
13. Pour over prepared crust.
14. Bake 10 minutes at 400F (200C).
15. Decrease to 275 degrees and bake 45 minutes.
16. Remove from oven to cool; loosen cake from rim of pan and remove.
17. In microwave-safe bowl, place remaining chunks.
18. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute or until chunks are melted, stir.
19. Stir in 1/4 cup whipping cream and 2 tbsps Kahlua; blend well.
20. Spread on top of cake.
21. Refrigerate 6 hours.
22. At serving time, beat remaining whipped cream and powdered sugar until stiff; garnish with rosettes of whipped cream.
23. Refrigerate leftover cake.
24. Decadent and delicious.

chocolate wafer crumbs, butter, sugar, chocolate chunks semisweet, heavy whipping cream, cream cheese, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, vanilla, powdered sugar

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chocolate-kahlua-cheesecake-3599 (may not work)