Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake Recipe

Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

For Crust:

• 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 8 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup Kahlua coffee flavored liqueur
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For Flavored Whipped Cream:

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons Kahlua coffee-flavored liqueur

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. In a medium bowl, stir together chocolate cookie crumbs, butter, 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon
3. Press into the bottom of a greased, 9 inch springform pan
4. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth
5. Add in 1 cup sugar and eggs, one at a time, beating until creamy
6. Melt chocolate with whipping cream in double boiler
7. Stir until smooth
8. Add to cream cheese mixture
9. Stir in sour cream, salt, coffee, Kahlua and vanilla until well combined
10. Pour batter into crust
11. Bake for 45 minutes, until center is almost set
12. Cool in unheated oven with door ajar for 45 minutes
13. Cover and chill overnight
14. To make flavored whipped cream, in a large mixing bowl, beat whipping cream to soft peaks
15. Add in powdered sugar and Kahlua
16. Top cheesecake with flavored whipped cream

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