Silky Chocolate Cheesecake Recipes

BAILEYS CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Remove the cream cheese, eggs (and yolks) and sour cream from the refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature.

SILKY CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix cookie crumbs, sugar and butter until well blended; press onto bottom and 1-1/2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan. Microwave 6 chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until melted, stirring after each minute.
• Blend next 4 ingredients in blender until smooth. With blender running, gradually add cream cheese through opening at top of blender, blending until smooth. Blend in melted chocolate. Pour into crust.
• Bake 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours. When ready to serve cheesecake, melt remaining chocolate; drizzle over cheesecake.

MILK CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
• For filling, combine contents of cocoa packet from mix, 1/4 cup cake mix, cream cheese and melted chocolate in large bowl. Beat at high speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes. Add eggs and cream. Beat at high speed for 1 minute. Set aside.
• For crust, stir remaining cake mix and melted butter in medium bowl. Mixture will be crumbly. Sprinkle mixture into pan. Pour filling over mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan. Refrigerate until chilled. Garnish individual servings with dollops of whipped cream and strawberries.

SILKY CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice., Bake at 400° for 20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake 10-12 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., In a heavy saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat. In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat; stir in the chocolate, Cognac and vanilla until chocolate is melted. , Transfer to a clean bowl; press waxed paper onto surface of filling. Cool filling to room temperature. Spoon into crust. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, about 4 hours., For topping, in a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add Cognac and confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Spread over pie. Dust lightly with cocoa.

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE I

Steps:

• Prepare crumb crust by combining cracker or wafer crumbs, butter or margarine, and 2 tablespoons sugar. Press mixture into bottom and 2 inches up sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Refrigerate.
• Melt chocolate chips in top of a double boiler over hot water. Set aside.
• Beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in a large mixing bowl until smooth and creamy. Blend in eggs. Gradually pour in chocolate mixture beating on low speed until well-blended. Add 1/2 cup sour cream, flour, vanilla. Blend until smooth. Pour into prepared crust.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 - 60 minutes or until filling is firm. Turn oven off. Cool cheesecake 1 hour without opening door. Cool completely. Chill several hours or over night. Garnish just before serving with sweetened sour cream made by combining 1 tablespoon sugar with 1/2 cup sour cream.

OUR BEST CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 45 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
• Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours. Top with strawberries just before serving.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE SILK CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• To make crust, combine crumbs, melted butter and sugar.
• Combine well and press into bottom and sides of a 9 in pie plate. (Can use a store bought graham cracker crust.).
• Combine softened cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk. Beat until smooth. Add vanilla, lemon juice and zest. Mix until incorporated and pour into crust. Smooth over top and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
• After 4 hours, on low heat, heat milk until just hot (do not let it boil.).
• Place chocolate chips in a blender. Add hot milk and vanilla. Place cover on blender and cover with a towel. Carefully blend chocolate and milk mixture until smooth and creamy. Allow to cool until thick but not set.
• Pour mixture over cheesecake and smooth evenly over pie.
• Chill until chocolate is set. Serve with whipped topping if desired.
• Cooking time includes refrigeration time.
• (IMPORTANT: BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN BLENDING HOT LIQUID, ALWAYS START SLOWLY.).

SILKY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the bottom of a 9-inch round springform pan upside-down (concave side down); secure sides of pan. Butter pan, line sides of pan with a long strip of waxed or parchment paper, and butter paper. Wrap bottom of pan securely in aluminum foil. Bring a kettle of water to a boil.
• In a large heatproof bowl set over, not in, a pan of simmering water, melt chocolate; cool to room temperature.
• Using an electric mixer on high, beat eggs, sugar, salt, and rum until thick and foamy and batter holds a trail, about 3 minutes.
• Stir half of the egg mixture into cooled chocolate to lighten it. Fold in remaining egg mixture and whipped cream. Spoon batter into prepared pan and smooth top.
• Place pan in a roasting pan and pour hot water to come halfway up the sides of the pan. Bake until set and firm to the touch, 30 to 35 minutes. (It will look like a cheesecake.) Transfer to a wire rack to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours.
• To serve: Release sides of springform and, using a knife dipped in warm water, cut into thin slices.

SILKY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• With electric mixer, beat Cream Cheese with a splash of whipping cream to help loosen.
• Add powdered sugar& vanilla.
• Beat till well blended.
• Add heavy whipping cream and beat until smooth and thickened.
• Pour into pie shell and refrigerate until firm, 8-10 hours or overnight.
• Serve plain or with canned fruit pie filling.