Chocolate-Sticky Toffee Pudding Cheesecake

• 1-1/4 cups pitted dates (about 25), finely chopped
• 1 tsp. Maxwell House Instant Coffee Original Roast
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1-1/4 cups flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 tsp. Magic Baking Powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened, divided
• 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar, divided
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla, divided
• 4 eggs, divided
• 2 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 3/4 cup whipping cream

1. Combine dates, coffee and baking soda in medium bowl.
2. Add boiling water; stir.
3. Let stand 15 min.
4. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt until blended.
5. Beat 5 Tbsp.
6. butter, 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp.
7. vanilla in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy.
8. Add 2 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
9. Add flour mixture; mix well.
10. Blend in date mixture.
11. Pour into 10-inch springform pan sprayed with cooking spray.
12. Beat cream cheese in separate bowl with mixer until creamy.
13. Add 1 tsp.
14. vanilla and granulated sugar; mix well.
15. Beat in remaining eggs, 1 at a time; pour over chocolate batter in pan.
16. Bake 30 min.
17. or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
18. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; remove rim.
19. Cool cake completely.
20. Melt remaining butter in small saucepan on medium heat.
21. Add corn syrup, remaining brown sugar and vanilla; mix well.
22. Stir in whipping cream until blended.
23. Bring to boil, stirring constantly.
24. Cool.
25. Invert cake onto serving plate.
26. Use wooden skewer to poke holes in top of cake, being careful to not poke through to bottom of cake.
27. Slowly pour syrup over cake.

dates, maxwell, baking soda, boiling water, flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, cream cheese, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, whipping cream

Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/chocolate-sticky-toffee-pudding-cheesecake-143458.aspx (may not work)