Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake

DIRECTIONS

• Make the chocolate crust:.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Tightly wrap bottom of 9-inch springform pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
• Mix together cookie crumbs and melted butter in bowl until combined.
• Press mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
• Refrigerate crust while preparing filling.
• Make the filling:.
• Place chocolate in microwave-safe bowl.
• Microwave on medium (50% power) for 1 minute. Stir.
• Microwave 30 seconds more or until chocolate is softened. Stir until smooth and let cool.
• Beat cream cheese in mixing bowl until creamy, using electric mixer at low speed.
• Gradually add sugar and beat until blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Dissolve salt in hot coffee.
• At low speed, slowly beat in the coffee.
• Beat in vanilla and melted chocolate until blended.
• Pour mixture over crust.
• Place cheesecake in roasting pan.
• Pour boiling water into roasting pan so that the water comes halfway up the side of the springform pan.
• Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until center is firm.
• Leave cheesecake in the oven and turn off the oven.
• Prop oven door open and allow cheesecake to cool in the oven for 1 hour.
• Remove cheesecake from roasting pan.
• Cool cheesecake in the pan on wire rack.
• When cheesecake is cooled, cover pan with aluminum foil and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Make the whipped cream topping:.
• Loosen edge of cheesecake with a knife. Remove side of springform pan.
• Beat cream, sugar and vanilla in mixing bowl until stiff peaks form, using electric mixer at medium speed.
• Reserve 1 cup whipped cream for garnish.
• Spread remaining cream over top of cheesecake.
• Sprinkle with grated chocolate.
• Fill a pastry bag fitted with a large closed star tip (such as Ateco #5) with reserved whipped cream.
• Pipe a border of rosettes around edge of cheesecake.
• Decorate with chocolate coffee beans.
• Cut cheesecake into wedges.