Chocolate-Cherry Cheesecake

By pattie_d

Ingredients

• Chocolate Layer:
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut in pieces
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips OR: 4 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 box (18.25 ounces) chocolate devils food cake mix
• 1 large egg
• 2/3 cup walnuts, chopped
• Cheesecake Layer:
• 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling, drained, syrup reserved
• 3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Adapted from familycircle.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray.

Chocolate Layer:
2. In saucepan, melt butter and chocolate with water over medium heat until smooth. Let cool slightly. Place cake mix in large bowl. Add melted chocolate mixture; beat to combine. Beat in egg. Stir in nuts. Spread batter in prepared pan.

Cheesecake Layer:
3. Rinse cherries; pat dry. Coarsely chop. In bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in almond extract and chopped cherries. Pour over chocolate layer; spread level to edge.

4. Bake in 350 degrees F oven until center is set, but jiggles when pan is tapped, 50 to 55 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack 10 minutes. Spread 1 cup reserved cherry syrup over top. Let cool. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Store in fridge up to 1 week.


Chill: 4 hours or overnight
Bake: 50 to 55 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes

Calories(kcal)491
Protein(gm)8
Carbohydrate(gm)53
Fat, total(gm)28
Cholesterol(mg)108
Saturated fat(gm)15
Dietary Fiber, total(gm)2
Sodium(mg)398