Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake
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- Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs2 Tbl sugar1/4 cup butter, meltedFilling:1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips1/4 cup heaving whipping cream3 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened1 cup sugar1/3 cup baking cocoa3 eggs1 tsp vanilla extractTopping:1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips1/4 cup heaving whipping cream1 tsp vanilla extract
In a small bowl, coming cookie crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and 1-1/2 in up the sides of a greased 9-in springform pan. Place on baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 min. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 325 degrees.
In a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Remove from the heat; add cream and mix well. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add cocoa and beat well. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Stir in vanilla and reserved chocolate mixture just until blended. Pout over crust. Bake for 45 minutes or until center is almost set.
For topping, melt chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat. Stir in cream and vanilla; mix well. Spread over filling. Refrigerate overnight.
Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan. Yields approximately 24 thin slices.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AAMOSLEY1.
In a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Remove from the heat; add cream and mix well. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add cocoa and beat well. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Stir in vanilla and reserved chocolate mixture just until blended. Pout over crust. Bake for 45 minutes or until center is almost set.
For topping, melt chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat. Stir in cream and vanilla; mix well. Spread over filling. Refrigerate overnight.
Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan. Yields approximately 24 thin slices.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AAMOSLEY1.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 261.6
- Total Fat: 18.1 g
- Cholesterol: 66.8 mg
- Sodium: 146.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 22.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
- Protein: 4.5 g
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