Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake
- 1 pkg. (225 g) Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
- 1-1/4 cups finely crushed vanilla wafers (about 40)
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 3 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup toasted hazelnuts
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Melt 4 oz.
- chocolate according to package directions; cool.
- Meanwhile, mix vanilla, crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Add chocolate; mix well.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
- Fold in nuts.
- Pour over crust.
- Bake 45 to 50 min.
- or until centre is almost set.
- Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
- Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
- Top with chocolate curls made from remaining chocolate (see tip).
chocolate, vanilla wafers, butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, hazelnuts
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/chocolate-hazelnut-cheesecake-173741.aspx (may not work)