German Chocolate Cheesecake

German Chocolate Cheesecake photo
total time:
45 min - baking
JeffJeff

This is an impressive German Chocolate Cheesecake

ingredients

  • Coconut Pecan Topping:
  • 1/2 cup or 1 stick of butter
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon light cream
  • 2 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Filling:
  • 4 bars (4oz.) Hershey’s semi-sweet baking chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 3 - 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 3 eggs
  • Coconut-Pecan Crust:
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter , melted
  • 1/4 cup coconut
  • 1/4 cup pecans, chopped

directions

  • 1

    Topping

  • 2

    Melt butter with sugar, stir in remaining topping ingredients and set aside

  • 3

    Crust

  • 4

    Combine crust ingredients; press into 10 inch spring form pan and bake at 350 degrees for about ten minutes. Cool and set aside.

  • 5

    Heat oven to 450 degrees

  • 6

    In a microwave bowl, melt chocolate until smooth. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, sour cream and vanilla; beat with a mixer until smooth. Add flour 1 tablespoon at a time, blending well after each addition. Add eggs and melted chocolate; blend well. Pour into crust. Bake 10 minutes without opening oven door; reduce oven to 250 degrees and continue baking 35 minutes. Remove from oven. With a knife, loosen sides and cool completely. Remove from pan. Spread topping on top and refrigerate until firm. Store uneaten portion covered in the refrigerator

notes

10 inch spring form pan needed

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