Cappuccino Cheesecake
- 1-1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 3 tbsp. butter, melted
- -OR-
- 2 chocolate wafers
- 3 tbsp. butter, melted
- 1 lb. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp. flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp. instant espresso
- coffee
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- Heat oven to 325F.
- Dissolve instant coffee with cinnamon in water.
- Set aside to cool.
- Mix nuts, sugar, and butter and press onto bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes, remove, and set aside.
- Increase oven to 450F.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar and flour at medium speed until well blended.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Blend in sour cream.
- Gradually add cooled coffee mixture to cream cheese mixture, mixing well until blended.
- Pour over crust.
- Bake for 10 minutes and then reduce over temperature to 250F.
- Continue baking for 1 hour.
- Turn off oven and let cake cool inside for 1 hour.
- Remove and cool completely.
- Refrigerate at least 3 hours.
nuts, sugar, butter, or, chocolate wafers, butter, cream cheese, sugar, flour, eggs, sour cream, espresso, coffee, cinnamon, boiling water
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/1535 (may not work)