Dutch Chocolate-mint Cheesecake
- 1 (9 ounce) box chocolate wafers, cookies,broken
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate or 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (not unsweetened)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted,hot
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate or 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (not unsweetened)
- 2 lbs cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 34 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 14 cup whipping cream
- 12 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 12 cup sour cream
- 14 cup sugar
- 12 fresh mint leaves
- For crust:.
- Finely grind cookies, chocolate and sugar in processor.
- Add butter; blend until crumbs begin to stick together.
- Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides.
- For filling:.
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350F Melt chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth.
- Cool to lukewarm.
- Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until blended.
- Add eggs 1 at time, beating just until incorporated.
- Add melted chocolate, cream, cocoa powder and extracts and beat just until smooth.
- Pour filling into crust.
- Bake until center is just set, about 1 hour.
- Transfer to rack and cool 20 minutes.
- Run small sharp knife around top edge of pan to loosen.
- For toppings:.
- Combine sour cream and sugar in bowl.
- Spoon sour cream topping over cheesecake.
- Bake 20 minutes.
- Chill cheesecake until cold, at least 6 hours.
- Garnish with mint leaves.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/dutch-chocolate-mint-cheesecake-96038 (may not work)