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Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake
Author/Submitted by:
arlenes@holly.ColoState.EDU
Servings: 16
Categories:
Cheesecakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
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Liqueurs
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Nuts
Ingredients: 1 1/2
cups
Chocolate wafer cookie crumbs 1
cup
Blanched almonds,
lightly toasted and chopped
1/3
cup
Sugar 6
tablespoons
Butter,
softened
24
ounces
Cream cheese,
softened
1
cup
Sugar 1/3
cup
Heavy cream 1/2
cup
Amaretto 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 4
Eggs 2
cups
Sour cream 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 1
tablespoon
Sugar 1
cup
Blanched almonds,
lightly
Directions:
1.
Preheat oven to 375F. Combine crumbs, almonds, sugar and butter. Pat mixture on bottom and sides of a 10 inch springform pan.
2.
Cream together the cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, amaretto liqueur, and vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat mixture until light. Pour into crust lined pan. Bake in middle of oven for 1-1/2 hours or until top of cake cracks and knife inserted in middle comes out clean. Let stand on rack 5 minutes.
3.
Combine sour cream, vanilla, and sugar. Mix well and spread evenly over cake. Bake for 5 more minutes. Place on rack and let cool completely. Cover lightly with wax paper and let chill overnight. When ready to serve, remove sides from pan and garnish with toasted almonds around outer edge and on top of cake.
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