Kahlua Cheesecake

Lennie's Note:

I have made this for guests many times and it's always a hit.

• Total Time: 24 hrs 50 mins
• Prep Time: 24 hrs
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

Crust

• 1 1⁄3; cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• ¼ cup softened butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Cheesecake

• 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ¼ cup Kahlua or ¼ cup coffee-flavored liqueur
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 1⁄3; cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese , softened

Directions:

1. Cut softened cream cheese into pieces.
2. Prepare chocolate crumb crust and press firmly into a nine-inch springform pan.
3. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
4. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt chocolate with Kahlua and butter; stir until smooth.
5. Set aside.
6. In bowl, combine eggs, sugar and salt; add sour cream and blend well.
7. Add cream cheese to egg mixture; beat until smooth.
8. Gradually blend in chocolate mixture.
9. Turn into prepared crust and bake for 35 minutes or until filling is barely set in centre.
10. Turn off heat and let stand in oven for 15 minutes with door open; then take out of oven and let stand at room temperature for one hour.
11. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
12. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings if desired.

Reviews

[Meghan]

This was a fairly quick and easy cheesecake,and oooohhhhhhhhmigod was it good. Its really really rich, so it served alot of people. Everyone was asking for the recipe. :)

[~Leanne~]

Lennie 5 stars is not enough. Made this for dessert tonight, how fantastic. I used about 1/2 of Kahlua and is was not to much at all. This is one of the best cheesecakes I have ever tasted. Thanks for posting such a good recipe.

[Dib's]

Hey Lennie-My daughter Catherine requested this recipe for her 15th birthday and was not diapointed! The texture was smooth yet dense, the chocolate/kahlua combo played well together, and it was a breeze to make. A huge hit that will be made again. Thanks for sharing, Di.