Triple Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

• Cheesecake:
• 1 package(s) (9-ounce) chocolate wafer cookies
• 6 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter, melted
• 4 bar(s) (8 ounces each) cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup(s) sour cream
• 8 ounce(s) semisweet chocolate, melted
• Chocolate Ganache, for topping
• Ingredients
• 1/4 cup(s) heavy cream
• 4 ounce(s) chopped semisweet chocolate

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Assemble a 9-inch springform pan with the raised side of the bottom facing down.
2. In a food processor, pulse cookies until finely ground. Add butter, and pulse to moisten. Transfer to prepared pan, and press crumbs firmly and evenly into the bottom. Place pan on a rimmed baking sheet; bake 10 minutes, and set aside.
3. Wipe out bowl and blade of food processor. Add cream cheese, sugar, and salt; blend until smooth. With motor running, add eggs, then sour cream, and finally chocolate; blend filling until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
4. Pour filling onto crust, and bake just until set, 1 hour. Turn oven off, and let cheesecake sit 1 hour in oven, without opening (this helps prevent cracking).
5. Run a thin knife around the edge of the pan (this helps prevent cracking, too); leave in pan, and cool completely on wire rack. Cover loosely and refrigerate, at least 6 hours or up to overnight.
6. Prepare Chocolate Ganache: In a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil. Remove from heat, and add chocolate. Stir until melted, then set aside until thickened, 2 to 5 minutes.
7. Unmold cheesecake. Spread ganache in center of cheesecake; let set before serving.

GANACHE
1. In a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil. Remove from heat, and add chocolate. Stir until melted, then set aside until thickened, 2 to 5 minutes