A Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake For Valentine's Day
In celebration of Valentine's Day ... a deep dark chocolate cheesecake straight from the gourmet food magazine, Bon Appetit . As this blog credits sources whenever possible, the recipe was created by Jeanne Thiel Kelley. My habit is to tweak recipes a little bit, but not this time. (Oh, no, I can't help myself -- I always cut the sugar in cakes by ½ cup . ) Here are the easy steps: Ingredients: ♥ Crust 24 chocolate wafer cookies (9 ounces) 1 tablespoon sugar ¼ cup (½ stick) butter, melted Use a high quality 70% Cocoa Bittersweet Chocolate in the following steps. The magazine recommends Scharffen Berger . ♥ Filling 1 9.7-ounce bar 70% Cocoa Bittersweet Chocolate, chopped 4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature 1 ¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 4 large eggs ♥ Topping ¾ cup whipping cream 70% Cocoa Bittersweet Chocolate, chopped 1 tablespoon sugar ♥ Bittersweet chocolate curls Directions: ♥ Crust ...