Heavenly kahlua cheesecake
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1¼ | cup | Graham cracker crumbs |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Cocoa |
| ⅓ | cup | Butter or margarine; melted |
| 2 | packs | (8 oz) cream cheese; softened |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Cocoa |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| ¼ | cup | Strong coffee |
| ¼ | cup | Kahlua |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | cup | Sour cream |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 6 to 8 chocolate curls | ||
Directions
Combine graham cracker crumbs, ¼ cup sugar, cocoa and butter or margarine. Mix well. Press mixture into bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan.
Bake at 325 degrees for 5 minutes. Cool. Beat cream cheese with mixer until light and fluffy; gradually add ¾ cup sugar, mixing well. Beat in ½ cup cocoa. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in coffee, Kahlua and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Combine sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla; spread over hot cheesecake. Bake 425 degrees for 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool at room temperature on a wire rack. Chill 8 hours or overnight. Remove side of spring form pan. To garnish, place 3 chocolate curls in the center of cheesecake; gently break the remaining chocolate curls and sprinkle over cheesecake if desired.
Recipe by: Cookbooks On/Line
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 197 by KWillia105@... on Nov 4, 1997