Recipes Country Kitchen-September Neighbors 2010 CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CHEESECAKE

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CHEESECAKE

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CHEESECAKE
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CHEESECAKE

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CHEESECAKE

Ingredients

11 Oreos, crushed
3 tablespoons butter
19 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup sugar
5 eggs
10 ounces milk chocolate chips, melted
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup whipping cream
3 ounces German sweet chocolate,
grated

Preparation

Stir together cookies and melted butter in a small bowl until well combined. Press crumb mixture onto the bottom of greased 9-inch springform pan. In large bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, and sugar. Beat with mixer until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in melted chocolate and vanilla. Stir in whipping cream and grated chocolate. Pour the mixture over the crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 200 degrees and bake for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Remove cake from oven and run knife around edge of pan. Turn oven off, and place cake inside for additional 2 hours to cool gradually. Chill overnight.