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Chocolate Decadence Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


amethysts-recipes.com


List of Ingredients




8 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups sour cream
Whipped Cream Topping (below)

Recipe



Preheat oven to 300°F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan with butter.

In top of a double boiler, over simmering water, melt chocolate. Let cool.

In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar; beat until blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth. Blend in chocolate and sour cream. Pour into prepared springform pan.

Bake for 35 minutes or until outer edge is set. Turn off the oven; prop the door open and let the cheesecake stand in the oven for 1 hour longer. Chill.

WHIPPED CREAM TOPPING---

1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon coffee liqueur
Chocolate Curls

In a small bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form and beat in sugar, sour cream and liqueur. Spoon in a ring around the top of the cheesecake and sprinkle with chocolate curls.