Ultimate Cappuccino Cheesecake Food

CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Place cookies in a food processor. Cover and pulse until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a bowl and stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan; set aside., Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Stir in liqueur. Pour 1-3/4 cups over crust. Freeze for 30 minutes or until firm. For garnishes, drop remaining ganache by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined sheets; cover and refrigerate., Dissolve coffee granules in rum. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the flour, ground coffee, vanilla, molasses and rum mixture. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over ganache. Place pan on a baking sheet. , Bake at 350° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until center is almost set. Let stand for 5 minutes. Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla; spread over top of cheesecake. Bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. , Remove sides of pan. Just before serving, arrange garnishes over top.

CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Butter a 9" springform pan and wrap the bottom and sides of pan in a double layer of aluminum foil. Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat oven to 350°.
• In a food processor or blender, grind graham crackers into fine crumbs. Add sugar, instant espresso powder, and salt and pulse to combine. Transfer to a medium bowl, add melted butter and use a fork or your fingers to blend mixture until crumbs are evenly moist. Press into bottom and about a third of the way up the sides of the pan, then freeze pan, 10 minutes.
• Place pan on a baking sheet and bake crust 10 minutes. Set on a rack to cool and reduce oven temperature to 325°.
• Make the cheesecake: Bring a medium saucepan or tea kettle full of water to a boil.
• In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, warm heavy cream and instant espresso, whisking occasionally, until the espresso just dissolves, about 1 minute. Set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl using a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer using the whisk attachment, beat cream cheese on medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until completely smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Add sugar and salt and beat, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until smooth and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add vanilla and beat 30 seconds more, then add eggs, 1 at a time, beating 1 minute after each addition and scraping down bowl as necessary. Add espresso-infused heavy cream and sour cream and beat until fully incorporated and completely smooth, about 1 minute.
• Pour cheesecake batter into cooled crust and smooth over the top. Place cheesecake in a deep roasting pan and set it on the middle rack of the oven. Carefully pour enough boiling water into the roasting pan to come about halfway up the sides of the springform pan. Bake until the top is just starting to brown and crack, about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Turn off oven, prop the door open with a wooden spoon and let the cheesecake slowly cool in its water bath for 1 hour.
• Remove roasting pan and carefully lift the springform pan out of the water and remove foil. Set the cheesecake on a rack and let come to room temperature. Once completely cool, loosely cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 4 hours, or preferably overnight.
• When ready to serve, carefully remove sides of the springform pan and garnish with chocolate-covered espresso beans.

CREAMY CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, mix cookie crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and the butter. Press mixture in bottom and 1 1/2 inches up side of ungreased 10-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes or until set. Cool 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix coffee granules, water and vanilla; set aside. In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add 1 cup sugar; beat until very soft and creamy. Beat in cinnamon. Beat in 1 egg at a time just until well blended; do not overbeat. Add coffee mixture; mix well. Pour into cooled baked crust.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until set.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, blend sour cream and 3 tablespoons sugar. Spread sour cream mixture evenly over top of cheesecake; bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until sour cream is set. Cool on cooling rack 1 1/2 hours. Refrigerate before serving, at least 3 hours or overnight. Garnish with chocolate-covered coffee beans. Sprinkle lightly with cocoa. Store in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter one 9 or 10 inch springform pan.
• Combine the chocolate wafer crumbs, softened butter, 2 tablespoons white sugar, and the cinnamon. Mix well and press mixture into the buttered springform pan, set aside.
• In a medium sized bowl beat the softened cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add 1 cup white sugar mixing until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat at low speed until very smooth.
• Melt the 8 ounces semisweet chocolate with 2 tablespoons whipping cream in a pan or bowl set over boiling water, stir until smooth.
• Add chocolate mixture to cream cheese mixture and blend well. Stir in sour cream, salt, coffee, 1/4 cup coffee liqueur, and vanilla; beat until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake in the center of oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Center will be soft but will firm up when chilled. Do not over bake. Leave cake in oven with the heat turned off and the door ajar for 45 minutes. Remove cake from oven and chill for 12 hours. Just before serving top cake with mounds of flavored whipped cream and garnish with chocolate leaves. Yields 16 servings.
• To Make Flavored Whipped Cream: Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form, then beat in confectioner's sugar and 2 tablespoons coffee liqueur.
• To Make Chocolate Leaves: Melt 1 ounce semisweet chocolate in a pan or bowl set over boiling water, stir until smooth. Brush real non-toxic plant leaves (such as orange leaves) on one side with melted chocolate. Freeze until firm and then peel off leaves. Freeze chocolate leaves until needed.

CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix nuts, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min. Meanwhile, dissolve instant coffee with cinnamon in boiling water.
• Remove crust from oven. Increase oven temperature to 450°F. Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and flour with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Blend in sour cream. Gradually beat in coffee; pour over crust.
• Bake 10 min. Reduce oven temperature to 250°F. Bake 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with dollops of COOL WHIP. Garnish with a sprinkle of additional cinnamon, if desired.

ULTIMATE CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Wrap bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan with wide heavy-duty foil.
• Place the crackers into a sealable plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush them or use a food processor to do the crushing. Crush the crackers into evenly ground crumbs. In medium bowl, stir together crumbs, sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and melted butter until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press evenly into bottom and 1 inch up sides of pan. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set; cool on wire rack.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, mascarpone cheese and sugar at low speed 2 minutes or until smooth. Beat in flour. Beat in 4 of the egg whites just until combined; repeat with remaining 4 egg whites. Scrape down sides of bowl. Beat in vanilla just until blended.
• Reserve 2 cups batter in another medium bowl. In small bowl, combine coffee in 3 tablespoons of the heavy cream; stir into reserved batter.
• Stir remaining 1 tablespoon heavy cream and 2 teaspoons cinnamon into batter in large bowl until completely blended; pour into crust. Place pan in large shallow roasting or broiler pan. Fill with enough hot tap water to come halfway up sides of springform pan.
• Bake 40 minutes. Carefully slide out oven rack several inches. Pour reserved coffee batter evenly over cheesecake. Bake additional 35 minutes or until edges are slightly puffed and top is dry to the touch. Center should move slightly when pan is tapped. Turn oven off and let cake sit in oven with door ajar and cool for 30 minutes. Remove cake from water bath; remove foil. Place on wire rack; continue to cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Refrigerate at least 6 hours before serving.

CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix crackers, butter and 1/4 cup sugar in medium bowl; press onto bottom (not sides) of a 9-inch springform pan with 2 3/4-inch high sides.
• Bake crust 10 minutes.
• Cool.
• Maintain oven temperature.
• Combine cream, espresso powder or coffee and vanilla in small bowl; set aside.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth.
• Gradually beat in remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar, then eggs 1 at a time.
• Beat in flour.
• Stir espresso mixture until power dissolves, beat into cream cheese mixture.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour batter over crust.
• Bake cake until edges are puffed and beginning to crack and center is just set, about 1 hour 5 minutes.
• Cool on rack for 30 minutes; chill, uncovered for 6 hours.
• Cut around cake to loosen.
• Release pan sides.
• Top with chocolate curls, if desired.

CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Stir together nuts, margarine and sugar.
• Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake 10 minutes.
• Filling: Turn oven temperature to 450 degrees.
• Dissolve coffee granules with cinnamon in boiling water and set aside to cool.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and flour at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended.
• Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Blend in sour cream.
• Gradually add cooled coffee mixture to cream cheese mixture, mixing until well blended.
• Pour over crust and bake for 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temp to 250 degrees and continue baking 1 hour.
• Loosen cake from rim of pan and cool before removing rim of pan.
• Chill and garnish with whipped cream if desired.

CHOCOLATE CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Prepare chocolate crust. Set aside.'
• Beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add sugar, mixing until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat at low speed until very smooth.
• Melt chocolate with cream over boiling water, stirring until smooth. Add to cheese mixture, blending well. Add sour cream, salt, coffee liqueur and vanilla, beating until smooth.
• Turn into prepared pan. Bake in center of oven at 350 for 45 minutes or until sides are puffed. Center will be soft but will firm up when chilled. Turn oven off; leave door ajar. Allow cake to cool in oven for 45 minutes. Cover and chill for 12 hours. Remove sides of pan.
• Whip cream. Flavor with sugar and liqueur. Garnish with mounds of whipped cream and chocolate leaves.
• Chocolate Leaves: Melt 1oz chocolate. Brush real leaves with chocolate. Freeze until firm. Peel off. Freeze until needed.

PHILADELPHIA 3-STEP CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended.
• Microwave milk in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 15 seconds. Add instant coffee; stir until dissolved. Add to batter; mix well. Pour into crust.
• Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

SALTED CARAMEL CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan., Place the first 5 ingredients in a food processor; cover and pulse until fine crumbs form. Gradually add melted butter, pulsing until combined. Press mixture onto the bottom and 2 in. up sides of prepared pan., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in sour cream, Kahlua, flour and espresso powder. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour into crust. Place springform pan in a larger baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan., Bake 55-65 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath; remove foil. Cool cheesecake on a wire rack 10 minutes; loosen sides from pan with a knife. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled., Pour caramel topping over cheesecake. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes. Remove rim from pan. Sprinkle with sea salt just before serving.

CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and cappuccino mix until smooth. Add eggs and milk; beat just until combined. Pour into crust. , Bake until the center is almost set, 40-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Spread into a 4-in. square on a sheet of waxed paper. Let stand at room temperature until set, about 1 hour. , Using a small heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out eight chocolate hearts. Top each serving with a heart. Refrigerate leftovers.

CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix crackers, butter and 1/4 cup sugar in medium bowl; press onto bottom (not sides) of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Bake crust 10 minutes. Cool. Maintain oven temperature.
• Combine cream, espresso powder and vanilla in small bowl; set aside. Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar, then eggs 1 at a time. Beat in flour. Stir espresso mixture until powder dissolves; beat into cream cheese mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter over crust. Bake cake until edges are puffed and beginning to crack and center is just set, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Cool on rack 30 minutes; chill cake uncovered until cold, about 6 hours. Cover; keep chilled at least 1 day and up to 2 days.
• Cut around cake to loosen. Release pan sides. Top with curls, if desired.

CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Mix walnuts, butter and 2 tablespoons sugar; press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Dissolve instant coffee with cinnamon in boiling water; set aside.
• Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and the flour in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gradually add coffee mixture, mixing until well blended after each addiion. Blend in sour cream. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Top with small dollops of whipped topping. Garnish with additional cinnamon, if desired.