Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake
Jessica
ingredients
Crust- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 pound cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1/3 cup amaretto
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 10-ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 1 teaspoon shortening
directions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 300°F. For the crust, blend all of the ingredients together and pan them into the bottom and sides of a springform pan. Refrigerate.
- 2
For the filling, blend together the cream cheese, sugar, egg, almond extract, amaretto and sour cream until smooth. Add 6-ounces of melted chocolate and blend again. Pour into the shell. Bake for 50 minutes, until set.
- 3
Melt the remaining 4-ounces of chocolate with the shortening, until smooth. Spread over the cheesecake and cool until time to serve.
notes
Best made the day ahead.
Source: Lori
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