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Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 7 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling:
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- Chocolate glaze, for serving, recipe follows
- Cherries, for serving
- Whipped cream and/or powdered sugar, for serving
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Crust:
In a medium size bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs with the sugar and butter. Mix well and place in the bottom and sides of an 8-inch springform cake pan. Make sure to press against the sides and bottom of the pan. Place into oven and bake for 8 minutes. Let cool.
Filling:
Prepare the filling by beating cream cheese. Mix in sugar and vanilla while beating until well blended. Add in eggs and combine. Pour mixture into prepared crust. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate overnight.
When ready to serve, top with chocolate glaze, cherries, whipped cream and or powdered sugar.
Chocolate Glaze:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 (1-ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
In a medium saucepan melt butter over medium-low heat. Add chocolate to the butter. Whisk in sugar, whipping cream, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt. Whisk until combined. Cook over medium-low heat for 2 minutes while whisking constantly.
Yield: 10 to 12 servings
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By zaraplakakis_38...
Claremont, CA
on April 24, 2013
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The glaze was not that great...but I love how easy it was to make.
By ktsaw24
on December 27, 2012
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i'm giving it 5 stars for the glaze! so good! follow the video, it's more accurate. for me adding 7T of butter for the crust made it runny so i cut back. i also add 1/2 cup sour cream to my cheesecake mixture.
By tennisopen
Washington DC
on October 21, 2012
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Try using ginger snaps for the crust .. it is an amazing counterpoint to the sweet creamy cheesecake and the incredible chocolate glaze .. and yes, the video calls 3 8oz of cream cheese. Follow the video and use 3 8z of cream cheese .. everything else is the same. Yum!~
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