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CHOCOLATE ORANGE CHOCO-CHIP CHEESECAKE

I LOVE THE COMBINATION OF CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE. THIS CHEESECAKE HAS THE EXTRA BONUS OF CHOCOLATE CHIPS. THE COMBINATION IS JUST OUT OF THIS WORLD.





List of Ingredients



• 1 CUP COCOA POWDER
  
• 2 POUNDS ROOM TEMPERATURE CREAM SHESE
  
• 1 1/2 CUPS SUGAR
  
• 2 TABLESPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT
  
• 2 TEASPOON ORANGE EXTRACT
  
• 1/4 CUP ORANGE LIQUEUR
  
• 5 EGGS
  
• 12 OUNCES OF MINI-CHOCOLATE CHIPS
  
• 3 TABLESPOONS GRATED ORANGE PEEL, OPTIONAL
  






Instructions



1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 200°. SPRAY THE INTERIOR OF A 9" CHEESECAKE PAN AND DUST WITH 1/4 CUP OF COCOA POWDER. SET ASIDE.
   
2. IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL, BEAT THE CREAM CHEESE AND THE SUGAR UNTIL SMOOTH AND SOFT, SCRAPING THE SIDES OF THE BOWL AS NECESSARY. MIX IN THE REMAINING 3/4 CUP OF COCOA, VANILLA, ORANGE EXTRACTS, LIQUEUR, EGGS AND ORANGE RIND, UNTIL THE BATTER IS WELL BLENDED. STIR IN THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS.
   
3. POUR THE BATTER INTO PREPARED PAN AND PLACE IN OVEN AND BAKE FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS OR OVERNIGHT. COOL ON A WIRE RACK AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. COVER WITH A SHEET OF PLASTIC WRAP OR WAXED PAPER, PLACE PLATE ON TOP OF PAPER AND FLIP OVER ONTO PLATE. REMOVE THE PAN AND REFRIGERATE CAKE UPSIDE DOWN FOR AT LEAST 1 HOUR. WHEN READY TO SERVE INVERT CHEESECAKE ONTO A SERVING PLATE. REMOVE THE PAPER AND PLATE.
   
4. CUT WITH A LONG SHARP KNIFE DIPPED IN WARM WATER TO PREVENT STICKING.
   






Final Comments


VERY DELICIOUS.