Coffee Liqueur Kahlua Cheesecake Food

KAHLUA® CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a mixing bowl, blend cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated before adding the next egg. Mix in 3 tablespoons whipping cream and the coffee-flavored liquor. Pour into an 8-inch glass pie pan.
• Place chocolate in a small heat-proof bowl and set aside. In a small saucepan, bring 1/2 cup whipping cream just to a boil. Pour it over the chopped chocolate; let chocolate soften for about 3 minutes. Whisk until smooth.
• Drizzle chocolate in a spiral pattern over filling. Stir lightly with tip of a paring knife to achieve a marbling effect. Set the pie pan in a larger pan with water that comes halfway up side of pie pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until firm in the center, about 55 minutes. Cool completely and refrigerate, covered with plastic wrap, overnight.
• Garnish with whipped cream piped or dolloped around edges and shaved chocolate in center.

COFFEE LIQUEUR (KAHLUA) CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crumb Crust:.
• Crush biscuits finely.
• Add melted butter and mix well.
• Press crumb mixture on base and sides of 20cm springorm pan.
• Refrigerate while preparing filling.
• Filling:.
• Beat cream cheese until softened.
• Combine with sugar and flour.
• Beat well.
• Beat in eggs, sour cream and lemon juice.
• Pour half cheesecake mixture into prepared crumb crust.
• Put roughly chopped chocolate, coffee powder, liqueur, water and lightly beaten egg yolk in top of double saucepan.
• Stir over simmering water until chocolate melts and mixture becomes thick.
• Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• Swirl half chocolate mixture gently through cheesecake mixture in crust with small spatula.
• Top with remaining cheesecake mixture.
• Swirl remaining chocolate through top half of cheesecake.
• Bake in 170 degrees Celsius oven 1 hour to 1 hour ten minutes or until set.
• Remove from oven.
• Allow to become cold.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Remove sides from pan.
• Put cheesecake onto serving plate.
• Top with prepared cream.
• Cream:.
• Dissolve coffee powder in hot water.
• Put cream, coffee and sugar in bowl.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Beat until thick.

KAHLUA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Cut softened cream cheese into pieces.
• Prepare chocolate crumb crust and press firmly into a nine-inch springform pan.
• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt chocolate with Kahlua and butter; stir until smooth.
• Set aside.
• In bowl, combine eggs, sugar and salt; add sour cream and blend well.
• Add cream cheese to egg mixture; beat until smooth.
• Gradually blend in chocolate mixture.
• Turn into prepared crust and bake for 35 minutes or until filling is barely set in centre.
• 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.
• Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings if desired.

KAHLúA CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Lightly oil the base of a 23cm spring-form tin. Melt the butter in a pan, stir in the crushed biscuits and press on to the base of the tin with the back of a spoon. Chill while you make the filling.
• Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring halfway through. Remove the bowl from the pan. Preheat the oven to 160C/gas 3/fan 140C.
• Beat the cheese and sugar together with an electric hand mixer until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, but don't over-beat. With the beater on low speed, blend in the melted chocolate, the cream and the Kahlúa. Pour on to the biscuit base and bake on a baking sheet for 55 minutes-1 hour or until set. Test by touching the surface, which should be shiny, and a bit wobbly and darker in the centre. Loosen the cheesecake from the tin with a round-bladed knife and leave to cool. Chill for 3 hours or overnight.
• Take the cheesecake from the tin. For the topping, combine the crème fraîche with the Kahlúa and spread over the top. Dust lightly with cocoa powder and serve in wedges with a little Kahlúa poured over each slice.