Chocolate Marbled Cheesecake Dessert Food

CHOCOLATE MARBLED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
• Pour half the batter into medium bowl; stir in melted chocolate. Drop tablespoonfuls of batters alternately into pan. Cut through batters with knife several times for marble effect.
• Bake 55 min. to 1 hr. or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

CHOCOLATE FROSTED MARBLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Wrap the outside of a 10-inch springform pan with aluminum foil.
• Mix the chocolate graham cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, and the butter in a bowl until thoroughly combined; press into the bottom of the springform pan.
• Bake the crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven. Turn the oven's heat up to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese for a few seconds with an electric mixer set on medium speed until fluffy and smooth. Beat in 3/4 cup sugar and the flour until the mixture is smooth; beat in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the milk and vanilla extract. Beat the cream cheese filling until very smooth and well combined, about 3 minutes.
• Spoon 2/3 of the cream cheese filling into the springform pan in an even layer over the crust. Melt 3 ounces of chocolate chips over low heat in a saucepan, stirring constantly until smooth, and mix in the remaining third of the filling. Pour the chocolate filling in a swirl pattern over the white filling; use a table knife to cut through the filling and swirl it into a decorative marble design.
• Place the springform pan into a roasting pan and add enough water to the roasting pan to reach 1 inch deep. Place the springform pan with the roasting pan water bath into the oven and bake until the filling is set, 40 to 45 minutes.
• When finished baking, remove the springform pan from the water bath and set the pan onto a cooling rack for 10 minutes; remove foil from around the pan. Loosen the edge of the cheesecake from the pan with a thin, sharp knife. Release the spring from the pan, remove the ring, and allow the cheesecake to cool for 15 more minutes. Wrap the cheesecake in plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours.
• To make frosting, melt 8 ounces of chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth, and mix in the sour cream until smooth and well combined. Frost the cheesecake with the frosting and refrigerate 10 minutes to set the frosting before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

MARBLED CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Microwave chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min., stirring every 30 sec. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• Add 1 pkg. cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 egg; beat with whisk until well blended. Pour into crust.
• Beat remaining cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla in same bowl with whisk until well blended. Spoon over chocolate batter; swirl gently with knife.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours. Let stand at room temperature 10 min. before serving.

MARBLED CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• To prepare crust: In a medium bowl, mix together chocolate crumbs and melted butter until well blended.
• Press into a 9-inch springform pan.
• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• To prepare filling: In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar, and eggs at medium speed until smooth and fluffy.
• Spoon half of cream cheese mixture into crust.
• Stir chocolate into remaining cream cheese mixture until well blended.
• Spoon over batter in crust.
• Run a butter knife (careful not to touch crust) in a"S" curve through batter ONCE.
• Bake cheesecake for 50 minutes.
• Transfer pan to wire rack to cool completely.
• After cooled, transfer cheesecake to serving plate, cover with plastic wrap and chill for at at least 2hours.
• Uncover cheesecake; carefully remove the side of pan.
• To prepare frosting, in a small bowl, mix chocolate and sour cream.
• Spread over cheesecake.
• Chill briefly until frosting is set.

CHOCOLATE-MARBLED ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• heat oven to 325*F.
• in large mixer bowl combine sugar and cream cheese. beat at medium speed scraping bowl often until light and fluffy.
• continue beating, adding eggs one at a time, until creamy.
• add remaining ingredients except chocolate chips and almonds.
• continue beating, scraping bowl often until well mixed.
• by hand fold in melted chocolate chips to swirl chocolate throughout batter for marble effect.
• lightly butter 9" springform pan; press almonds firmly on bottom of pan.
• pour batter into prepared pan.
• bake for 65 to 75 minutes or until set.
• turn off oven; leave cheesecake in oven for 2 hours.
• loosen sides of cheesecake from pan by running knife around inside of pan.
• cool completely.
• cover, refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• store refrigerated.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE MARBLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and lightly butter 8" x 3" deep springform pan.
• Combine crumbs, sugar, butter and chocolate in a small bowl.
• Press into bottom of prepared springform pan; refrigerate.
• Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth.
• Gradually beat in sugars until well mixed.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, until fluffy.
• Beat in sour cream and grated orange rind; reserve 3 cups.
• Beat cooled semisweet chocolate into remaining cream cheese mixture until well mixed.
• Spoon one cup of the reserved plain cheese mixture over crust in springform pan.
• Spoon half the chocolate-cheese mixture in for separate mounds over the plain layer.
• Cover with another cup of plain cheese mixture; repeat layers.
• Cut through batter with zigzag motion to marbelize.
• Bake in preheated oven for an hour; turn heat off and leave in oven for an additional hour.
• Remove from oven and cool on rack; refrigerate overnight.
• Remove from pan and decorate with orange slices and chocolate leaves, if desired.

CHOCOLATE MARBLED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine cookie crumbs, walnuts and butter in bowl. Press on bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of 9 inch springform pan. Chill in freezer while preparing filling.
• Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add sugar and mix until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time. Add remaining ingredients, except chocolate.
• In a separate bowl stir in 2 cups of mixture into melted chocolate.
• Pour batters by 1/2 cupfuls into crust which has been set on cookie sheet.
• Use spatula to swirl batter together. Do not overmix or there will be no contrast.
• Place springform pan on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-65 minutes or until just set in the middle. It will be quite creamy.
• Chill overnight.

LOW CARB MARBLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preaheat oven to 350 degrees.
• CRUST.
• Mix pecans, brown sugar twin and melted butter.
• Press onto the bottom of a 9" springform pan.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
• FILLING.
• Increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees.
• Beat cream cheese, splenda and vanilla at medium speed until well blended and smooth.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Blend chocolate into one cup of batter and add 3 teaspoons splenda.
• Layer the plain and chocolate batters over the prepared crust.
• Cut through the batters with a knife several times for a marbleing effect.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 250 degrees and continue baking for 30-45 minutes.
• The cheesecake will be set when it is done, but it needs to chill for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator before serving.
• It is best if it chills longer.