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December 20 - 26, 2003

"Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake"


Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake


Recipe Source:
December/January 2004
from Homemakers Magazine

Cakes & Cheesecakes

Recipe File

Serving Size: ?

AmountIngredient
Base: 
1 cupchocolate crumbs
2 tablespoonsgranulated sugar
3 tablespoonsmelted butter
Filling: 
1 poundcream cheese, softened
1 cupgranulated sugar
3eggs
1/3 cupfrozen orange juice concentrate, thawed, undiluted
6 ouncesbittersweet or semisweet chocolate, melted
1/2 cupsour cream
Icing: 
4 ouncesbittersweet or semisweet chocolate
2 tablespoonsbutter
1/2 cupsifted icing sugar
1 to 2 tablespoonsfrozen orange juice concentrate, thawed, undiluted
Garnish: 
 Chocolate leaves and sugared cranberries
 Gold dust, optional

Preparation Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Base: Combine crumbs, sugar, and butter until moistened. Press into bottom of 8 inch springform pan. Place in freezer while preparing filling. With electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. On low speed, beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in orange juice concentrate, then chocolate until smooth. Blend in sour cream. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake 50 to 60 minutes or just until center is barely set. Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around the edge to loosen cake, let cool on rack, then cover and refrigerate overnight.

Icing: Melt chocolate. Stir in butter until melted and smooth. Add icing sugar and enough orange juice concentrate to make a spreadable consistency. Place cheesecake on a serving plate with waxed paper strips under bottom. Spread glaze over top and sides. Chill until set, remove paper.

To serve: Garnish with chocolate leaves and sugared cranberries. Dust lightly with gold dust, if desired.

Per serving: 368 calories; 6 g protein; 25 g fat; 37 g carbohydrates; 0 g dietary fibre; 298 mg sodium.

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