Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake

By á-639

Ingredients

• CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST
• 11 chocolate sandwich cream cookies, crushed
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• STRAWBERRY CHOCOLATE FILLING
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 5 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup strawberry schapps
• 2/3 cup sliced strawberries
• EASY WHIPPED CREAM TOPPING
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• chocolate-dipped strawberries

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST
In a small bowl stir together crushed cookies and melted butter till well combined. Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.

STRAWBERRY CHOCOLATE FILLING
In a large bowl combine cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, and cornstarch. Beat with electric mixer till smooth. Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
Remove 3/4 cup of the mixture and put into a small bowl; stir in cocoa powder and 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar. Set aside. Stir strawberry schapps into the remaining cream cheese mixture. Fold in strawberries.
Pour half of the strawberry mixture over the crust. Spoon half of the cocoa mixture over the strawberry mixture. Pour the remaining strawberry mixture over the cocoa mixture. Top with remaining cocoa mixture. Without disturbing the crust, swirl the blade of a knife through the cake to create a marbling effect.
Bake at 325 for 15 minutes. Lower temperature to 225 and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or till the center no longer looks wet or shiny. Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan. Turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour. Chill, uncovered, overnight.

EASY WHIPPED CREAM TOPPING
In a small bowl beat whipping cream and sugar with an electric mixer till stiff peaks form. Pipe whipped cream around the edge of the cheesecake. Garnish with chocolate-dipped strawberries. Chill till serveing time.