Triple Chocolate Cheesecake (for the Chocolate Lover)
Triple Chocolate Cheesecake (for the Chocolate Lover)
Ingredients for Crust:
2 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup sugar
½ cup butter, melted
Ingredients for Cheesecake:
6 ounces milk chocolate morsels
½ cup butter, divided
1 ½ (4 ounce) bars bittersweet chocolate, chopped
4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Garnish: Whipped cream and chocolate squares
Directions:
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
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To prepare crust: In a medium bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar. Add melted butter, stirring to combine. Press mixture into bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake for 6 minutes.
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To prepare cheesecake: in a small saucepan, combine chocolate morsels and ¼ cup butter. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Spoon mixture into a medium bowl; set aside.
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In a small saucepan, combine chopped bittersweet chocolate and remaining ¼ cup butter. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Spoon mixture into a separate medium bowl; set aside.
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In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla at medium speed with a mixer until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in sour cream. Spoon half of batter into milk chocolate mixture, stirring to combine.
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Stir remaining half of batter into bittersweet chocolate mixture, stirring to combine. Add cocoa into bittersweet chocolate mixture.
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Spoon milk chocolate mixture into prepared crust. Spoon bittersweet chocolate mixture over milk chocolate mixture. Bake for 1 hour.
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Turn oven off, and let cheesecake stand in oven with the door closed for 1 hour.
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Remove from oven; cool for 2 hours on a wire rack.
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Chill for at least 4 hours before serving. Garnish with whipping cream and chocolate squares if desired.
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Store cheesecake, covered, in refrigerator up to three days.