Cappuccino Cheesecake Recipe

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Instead of pouring the decadent ganache over the top of this coffee-flavored cheesecake, I use most of it to cover the chocolate crust.—Linda Stemen, Monroeville, Indiana

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Cappuccino Cheesecake Recipe

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 65 min. + chilling

Yield: 16 Servings

40 65 105

Ingredients

24 Oreo cookies
1/3 cup butter, melted
GANACHE:
1 package (10 ounces) 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup coffee liqueur
FILLING:
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons dark rum
4 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1-1/3 cups sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons ground coffee
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons molasses
4 eggs, lightly beaten
TOPPING:
1-1/2 cups (12 ounces) sour cream
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Place cookies in a food processor. Cover and pulse until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a bowl and stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan; set aside.
Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Stir in liqueur. Pour 1-3/4 cups over crust. Freeze for 30 minutes or until firm. For garnishes, drop remaining ganache by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined sheets; cover and refrigerate.
Dissolve coffee granules in rum. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the flour, ground coffee, vanilla, molasses and rum mixture. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over ganache. Place pan on a baking sheet.
Bake at 350° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until center is almost set. Let stand for 5 minutes. Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla; spread over top of cheesecake. Bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.
Remove sides of pan. Just before serving, arrange garnishes over top. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 640 calories, 44 g fat (26 g saturated fat), 161 mg cholesterol, 319 mg sodium, 53 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Cappuccino Cheesecake in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2011, p83