New York Capuccino Cheesecake

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• 1 cup chocolate wafer cookies crumbs
• 3 tbs. sugar
• 2 tbs. butter, melted
• 5 pkgs cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tbs. flour
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp. instant coffee
• 3 tbsp. coffee-flavored liqueur

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Mix crumbs, sugar, and butter together and mix. Press onto bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes.

Beat cheese, sugar, flour, and vanilla in a large bowl on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed just until blended. Add sour cream, mix well. Stir instant coffee into liqueur until dissolved. Blend into batter and pour over crust.

Bake 1 hour and 5 minutes or until center is almost set. Chill 4 hours or overnight.