Mandarin Chocolate Cheesecake Recipes

MANDARIN CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Crust-combine the chocolate wafer crumbs and butter and mix well.
• Press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove and cool on a wire rack.
• Turn heat up to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl beat together the cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time mixing well.
• Mix in juice, liqueur and rind.
• Pour over cooled crust and bake for 45 minutes or until center is just set.
• Remove from oven, run a knife around the edge to loosen and let cool for 1 hour on a wire rack.
• Place in fridge and let set overnight.
• Next day bring cream to boil over low heat in a medium saucepan.
• Stir in chocolate and remove from heat.
• Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.
• Pour over cake and spread over sides or let it"drizzle down" the sides.
• In a separate pan melt chocolate.
• Dip dried mandarine segments half way into chocolate.
• Let dry on waxed paper.
• Arrange in circle on cake.
• Pile on chocolate curls.