Fredas Chocolate Dream Cheese Cake Food

CHEESECAKE FACTORY'S OREO DREAM EXTREME CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make the chocolate cake by combining the sugar, egg, and vanilla in a medium bowl and mixing with an electric mixer on high for 2 minute. Add the oil and shortening and mix well, then add the water and mix until smooth.
• In another medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Pour this dry blend into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix until smooth. Pour into a well-greased 10-inch springform pan and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• While the cake is in the oven, prepare chocolate icing. Once the cake is completely cool, spread icing over the top of the cake, reserving some for garnishing the cake later. Freeze cake with icing for 1 hour.
• Prepare the oreo cheesecake layer by mixing the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high until the cream forms stiff peaks. Mix in the softened cream cheese until smooth. Spread 1/3 of the mixture over the icing on the cake. Place whole oreo cookies in a single layer across the entire cake. Follow with the remaining cheesecake mixture. Chill for 1 hour.
• Make the oreo mousse layer by mixing ½ packet of the powdered gelatin with the hot water. Refrigerate until set. Once set, place in cold water to soften gelatin enough to loosen it from the pan. Place softened gelatin into a double boiler and melt.
• In a separate double boiler, melt the chocolate, being careful not to burn it. Add melted chocolate to gelatin and mix well.
• Whip egg yolks by hand in a small bowl to soft foamy peaks. Mean while, bring honey to a boil. Pour hot honey onto the yolks stirring constantly. Fold the melted chocolate into the yolk mixture. Heat the milk in a small saucepan. Stir the milk into the chocolate mixture.
• In a large bowl, whip the cream to soft peaks and fold into the chocolate mixture. Add the crushed oreos to the mixture and mix well.
• Pour enough mousse over the cheesecake layer to form a layer about ½ inch thick. There may be mousse left over. Chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Prepare chocolate ganache layer by whisking together the egg, cream, and sugar in a medium metal bow. Set the bowl over water that is simmering in a medium saucepan over medium/low heat (you can also use a double boiler pan for this) and whisk for 6 minutes, or until thick. Remove the bowl from the heat, add the chocolate chips (not the mini chocolate chips), and mix with a spoon until smooth. Spread over the oreo mousse layer. Chill at least 1 hour.
• Load the reserved chocolate icing into a piping bag. Remove cake from springform pan and pipe icing into 12 even circles around the side of the cake. Lay ½ oreo cookie with cream filling removed back onto each mound of icing.
• Press mini chocolate chips around the sides of the cake. Press firmly so that the chips stick. Chill the cake for at least another hour, then use a serrated knife to cut the cake into 12 slices.
• Serve with a mound of whipped cream and oreo cookie pieces to the side.

CHEESECAKE DREAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Grease 8x8 baking pan.
• In a smal bowl, mix first 3 ingredients. Stir in melted butter until well combined. Reserve 1/3 cup mixture. Pat the remaining mixture into pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in mixer bowl at medium speed until smooth. Beat in remaining ingredients. Pour over baked crust, sprinkle on remaining crumbs. Bake 25 minutes until set. Cool on wire rack.
• When cool, cut into 2 inch squares. Cut each square in half diagonally. Store in refrigerator.

FREDAS CHOCOLATE DREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Cheese cake: Preheat Oven @ 450 degrees Grease 9" springform pan. Sprinkle evenly with the wafer crumbs.
• 2. BEAT cream cheese & sugar, until smooth. BEAT in eggs, one at a time. . .Do Not over beat. ( Note: will result in a cracket surface of the cheesecake)
• 3. Add: Vanilla, & Choc; blend well BAKE for 10 Min. Reduce oven temp. to 250 degrees, and bake an additional 40 min. untill center is ALMOST set.
• 4. REMOVE from Oven. run a sharp knife around the edge of the pan to loosen and prevent crcking. COOL in Pan, Chill 8 hrs or Over Night. release cake from pan. remove from Refer 1 hr before Glazing cheesecake.
• 5. GLAZE: melt all 3 ingredients overlow heat. spread evenly over cheesecake surface. (HINT, OPTIONAL) spinkle top with choc sprinkles, or shave a choc bar with a vegie peeler to add to top of cheese cake

LEMON DREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease 10 inch springform pan and wrap foil on bottom.
• In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar.
• Press onto bottom and 2 inches up sides of pan.
• Place pan on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in cream, juice, flour, zest, extracts, and food coloring if desired.
• Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.
• Pour into crust.
• Return pan to baking sheet.
• Bake for 55 to 65 minutes OR until center is almost set.
• Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour. Leave sides on pan until serving.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Remove sides of pan.

ORANGE DREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the graham wafer crumbs onto the bottom of an 8" or 9" springform pan, or a 9" pie plate sprayed with no stick cooking spray.
• Stir boiling water into orange jelly powder in a large bowl, stirring for at least 2 minutes until the powder is completely dissolved.
• Cool for 5 minutes.
• Pour this into a blender, then add cheeses.
• Cover and blend on medium speed until well blended.
• (Scrape down sides of the blender occasionally).
• Pour into a large bowl.
• Add whipped topping and stir gently until well blended.
• Pour into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
• Refrigerate for four hours or until set.
• If using a springform pan, remove side of pan just before serving.

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL SOGNO DI CIOCCOLATA (CHOCOLATE DREAM)

Steps:

• Prepare brownie mix according to box instructions, using the two egg-recipe and substituting milk for the water.
• Line two 9-inch square baking pans with either parchment paper or wax paper. Spray bottoms with non-stick cooking spray. Pour equal amounts of batter into each pan.
• Bake - either in a convection oven at 325 degrees F for 20 minutes, or in a standard oven for about 24-26 minutes. (The convection oven is preferred - it makes a chewier brownie). Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the middle of the brownie comes out clean.
• IMPORTANT: Do not overbake!
• Allow to cool completely.
• Set one brownie pan aside; invert other pan and remove brownie in one piece; return to pan upside down; remove parchment paper.
• Brush the brownie evenly with ½ of the Kahlua; then top with ½ of the mousse, spreading it evenly over the brownie. Spread ½ of the whipped cream over the mousse.
• Remove second brownie from pan; brush with remaining Kahlua; place it on top of other brownie; spread remaining mousse evenly over the top; spread remaining whipped cream over the mousse.
• Sprinkle top evenly with chocolate shavings.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.