| Here are three cheesecake for all of those | | | | |
| chocoholics out there. Warning! Eating these | | | | 6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips |
| could result in extreme pleasure and some | | | | |
| weight gain! | | | | 1/4 c Whipping Cream |
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| Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake | | | | * Cookie crumbs should come from 18 Cream |
| | | | Filled Cookies that have been finely crushed. |
| 1 c Vanilla Wafer Crumbs | | | | ** |
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| 1/2 c Chopped Pecans | | | | The 6 ozs of Chocolate chips should be melted |
| | | | and cooled slightly .Combine crumbs and |
| 3 tb Granulated Sugar | | | | margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch |
| | | | springform pan. Combine 24 ozs of cream |
| 1/4 c Margarine, Melted | | | | cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on |
| | | | electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, |
| 16 oz Cream Cheese, Softened | | | | one at a time, beating well after each |
| | | | addition.Blend in sour cream and vanilla; |
| 1/2 c Brown Sugar, Packed | | | | pour over crust. |
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| 2 ea Large Eggs | | | | Combine remaining 8 ozs cream cheese and |
| | | | melted chocolate, mixing at medium speed on |
| 6 oz Semi-sweet Chips, Melted | | | | eletric mixer until well blended. Add Red |
| | | | Raspberry preserves; mix well. Drop rounded |
| 3 tb Almond Flavored Liqueur | | | | measuring tablespoonsfuls of chocolate cream |
| | | | cheese batter over plain cream cheese batter, |
| 2 c Sour Cream | | | | do not swirl. Bake at 325 degrees F., 1 hour |
| | | | and 25 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; |
| 2 tb Granulated Sugar | | | | cool before removing rim of pan. Melt |
| | | | chocolate pieces and whipping cream over low |
| Combine crumbs, pecans, granulated sugar and | | | | heat stirring until smooth. |
| margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch | | | | |
| springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees F., 10 | | | | Spread over cheescake. Chill. Garnish with |
| minutes. Combine cream sheese and brown | | | | additonal whipping cream, whipped,raspberries |
| sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric | | | | and fresh mint leaves, if desired. |
| mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a | | | | |
| time, mixing well after each addition. Blend | | | | Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Supreme |
| in chocolate and liqueur; pour over crust. | | | | |
| Bake at 325 degrees F., 35 minutes. Increase | | | | 1 c Chocolate Wafer Crumbs |
| oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Combine | | | | |
| sour cream and granulated sugar; carefully | | | | 3 tb Margarine, Melted |
| spread over cheesecake. Bake at 425 degrees | | | | |
| F. 10 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; | | | | 24 oz Cream Cheese, Softened |
| cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. | | | | |
| | | | 3/4 c Sugar |
| VARIATION: Substitute 2 Tablespoons milk and | | | | |
| 1/4 teaspoon almond extract for almond | | | | 1/4 c Unbleached All-Purpose Flour |
| flavored liqueur. | | | | |
| | | | 3 ea Large Eggs |
| Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake | | | | |
| | | | 1/2 c Sour Cream |
| 1 1/2 c Creme-filled Cookie Crumbs * | | | | |
| | | | 1 ts Vanilla |
| 2 tb Margarine, Melted | | | | |
| | | | 1 c Mini Semi-sweet Chips |
| 32 oz Cream Cheese, Softened | | | | |
| | | | Combine crumbs and magarine; press onto |
| 1 1/4 c Sugar | | | | bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 |
| | | | degrees F., 10 minutes. Combine cream cheese, |
| 3 ea Large Eggs | | | | sugar and flour, mixing at medium speed on |
| | | | electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, |
| 1 c Sour Cream | | | | one at a time, mixing well after each |
| | | | addition. Blend in sour cream and vanilla. |
| 1 ts Vanilla | | | | Stir in chocolate chips and pour into crust. |
| | | | Bake at 350 degrees F., 55 minutes. Loosen |
| 6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips** | | | | cake from rim of pan;cool before removing rim |
| | | | of pan. Chill. Garnish with whipped cream and |
| 1/3 c Strained Raspberry Preserves | | | | fresh mint leaves, if desired. |