Jake's Explosive Turtle Cheesecake

Recipe courtesy Jacob Thomas

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Emeril's Chocolate Challenge

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (24)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(24)

Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 8 hr 0 min
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 9 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs (recommended: Oreo)
1 cup sugar, plus 4 tablespoons
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus 3 tablespoons
2 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, plus 1 cup melted
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, for topping
1 cup caramel, for topping
1 cup pecans, for topping

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Lightly grease the bottom and side of a 9-inch springform pan. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, 4 tablespoons of sugar, and the melted butter and mix together well. Pour the crumbs into the bottom of the pan and press them out evenly. Once completed, set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, the rest of the sugar, and vanilla. Beat together until light and creamy. Add the flour and blend until smooth. With the first cup of chocolate chips, fold into filling. Pour in a melted cup of the chocolate chips and sour cream and mix well. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing each at low speed. Pour the filling into prepared pan, bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the center is almost set. Let cake cool for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the sides and remove rim of the pan. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

In a small saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons of butter and pour in chocolate chips. Mix together on medium-low heat. Once chocolate and butter is combined, pour warm mixture onto chilled cake. Refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes. In another small saucepan, pour in caramel and chopped pecans, bring to a boil. Let mixture boil for another 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Let mixture cool for 3 to 5 minutes, and pour onto cake. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

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steven Junction City, OR 09-21-2009
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It taste great in Eugene Oregon
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe takes the cake! If you listen to Sublime you know what we are all about in Eugene, this cake was rich and hit the... spot. Totally satisfied my munchie spot! I am going to have to keep one of these on hand. Read more
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nilgun St. Maarten, FL 09-13-2009
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Looks great but is very heavy..slice in thin slivers
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I did not put any sugar in the oreo cookie crumbs; I think the oreos are sweet enough and I did not put any chocolate chips... in the cheesecake mixture, just the melted chocolate; after reading all the reviews about how sweet it was I thought the chocolate chips and melted chocolate would be a bit much. I used a 10" springform pan which was just the right size; my cheese cake cracked while cooling so it's lucky the recipe called for melted chocolate on the top. I did not put the caramel sauce or nuts on top as my family don't like it but even so the cheesecake was hard to cut because the melted chocolate topping hardens quite a lot. You really only need a half inch or less slice otherwise it's too heavy.Read more
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Kathryn Texarkana, AR 09-06-2009
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This cheesecake is absolutely terrific! I've made it twice now and like the other reviewers have commented, definitely use... caramel sundae sauce (and I even used chocolate syrup) on the top otherwise it is hard to cut. Other than that, this is the perfect turtle cheesecake!Read more
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Mary priceville, AL 07-21-2009
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Awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband loved this cheesecake. I always make him a chocolate cheesecake for his birthday and wanted to try something a... little different. This one was great! The recipe calls for a 9 inch pan. Next time I will use my 10 inch. This was way too much for the 9 inch pan. Otherwise, no problems at all. I read the reviews first, so I knew to use caramel sundae syrup. Read more
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Kelly Chicago, IL 07-13-2009
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wow!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Cheesecake is my favorite dessert and this is one of my favorites!!! First cheesecake I have made, but I will definately... make it again!!! Read more
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null null, null 06-23-2009
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Very rich. Great for choc lovers. Could not cut!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This cake was super rich. The caramel hardened and the cake could not be cut. We had company over and it was embarrassing... having to crack the shell of caramel on top and watch them chew on the rock hard pieces. Yikes! So use ice cream topping.Or add 2 to 4 tbs of milk and melt the caramel. Makes it saucy. Drizzle over cake. I also did the same with the chips. A few family members took a bite and could not eat it. It is very rich! Leave out the melted chips if you have those that are not into the richness. Read more