Chocolate Royale Cheesecake Recipes

PHILADELPHIA CHOCOLATE ROYALE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust: Mix together cookie crumbs, sugar and butter; press into the bottom of a 9" springform pan.
• Bake@ 325 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Filling: Mix together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer until well blended.
• Add chocolate, liqueur and eggs; mix just until blended.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake at 325 for 55-60 minutes or until center is almost set if using a silver springform pan (bake at 300 degrees for 60-65 minutes or until center is almost set if using a dark nonstick springform pan).
• Run knife or metal spatula around the rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing the rim of pan.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

CHOCOLATE ROYALE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix crumbs and butter, press into bottom and a little up sides of a 9" Springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 10 min.
• 2. Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla with a mixer until well blended. Add chocolate, liqueur and eggs, mix just until blended and pour over crust. Bake at 325 degrees 55-60 min or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake right away, but cool before removing sides. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight (overnight is better). Garnish with sifted powdered sugar and mixed berries if you want.
• 3. If using a dark nonstick pan, everything gets made as above, but reduce oven temp to 300 degrees and bake 60-65 min.