Ingredients
- Nut Crumb Crust:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- Cheesecake:
- 2 8oz. packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 6 1 oz. squares semi sweet chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 cup sour cream
- Chocolate Glaze:
- 3 1 oz. squares semi-sweet chocolate
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1 tbsp. corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- Garnish:
- nuts whipped cream
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all crust ingredients until well blended. Press firmly onto bottom of well-greased 8 inch springform pan. Bake 30 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce heat to 300 degrees.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, vanilla and almond extracts. Stir in chocolate, yogurt and sour cream until blended. Pour over prepared crust. Place a pan of water on bottom rack of oven; place cheesecake on middle rack. Bake 50-60 minutes or until edges of cake pull away slightly from sides of pan. Do not open door during baking. Turn off heat; let cake cool in oven with door ajar. Run thin blade between cake and pan;carefully remove sides of pan. Place on serving plate. Chill before glazing.
In small saucepan over low heat, stir chocolate, butter, corn syrup and vanilla until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat; cool slightly before using. Spread glaze on top of cheesecake, creating pattern with back of spoon. Chill several hours or overnight.
Garnish with nuts or whipped cream. Your may also garnish with a rose for an elegant touch.
12 servings
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