7 mascarpone cheesecake chocolate crust Recipes

chef karen harper , pastry chef for the black rabbit restaurant at mcmenamins edgefield in troutdale, oregon, courtesy of chef harper and mozzarella fresca. the cheesecake must be made a day in advance. (i first saw this recipe in a newspaper, but it s readily found throughout the internet.), all refrigerated ingredients should be at room temperature ., mascarpone (you can, substitute cream cheese ), sugar, grand marnier, eggs, kosher salt, in grand marnier, must be done in advance; cover and refrigerate., preheat the oven to 300of., beat the mascarpone/cream cheese until creamy. gradually beat in the sugar , salt and grand marnier., at a time add the eggs , scraping the sides of the bowl often., scrape batter into the crust and smooth the top. bake on a cookie sheet until the center barely jiggles when the pan is tapped, 45 to 55 minutes. let cool in the pan on a rack for 2 hours., unmold, cover and refrigerate overnight., chocolate graham cracker crust, chocolate graham crackers, melted unsalted butter, springform pan, preheat oven to 375of., in a food processor , blend graham crackers and butter until completely incorporated., mash the crumb mixture evenly into bottom of a 10 springform pan. bake 10 minutes ; cool completely., chocolate ganache, chopped semisweet chocolate (use top quality chocolate), heavy cream, grand marnier, be done in advance, covered and refrigerated ., bring cream just to the boil. remove from heat and stir in chocolate till incorporated., using a whisk , very gently stir in grand marnier. let ganache cool till is thick enough to spread. if ganache becomes too thick, warm it in a water bath or double boiler., candied orange slices, unpeeled oranges, sliced from top to bottom in 1/4 thick slices, sugar, water, be done in advance, covered and refrigerated ., boil orange slices in water for 10 minutes, gently stirring occasionally., stir in sugar and cook for another five minutes. remove orange slices with tongs to a baking sheet and allow them to cool completely. reserve the orange simple syrup for other culinary uses, mousse, do not do this step till ready to build the dessert., mascarpone, zest from 1 orange, heavy cream , whipped stiff, sugar, unflavored gelatin, cold water

mexican chocolate (such as ibarra), semisweet chocolate, graham crackers, pecan halves, cinnamon, brown sugar, unsalted butter, unflavored gelatin, cold water, mascarpone cheese, cream cheese, softened, granulated sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cream

amaretti crust, amaretti cookies (to yield 1 cup crumbs) or 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, godiva hot cocoa powder, unsalted butter, melted, cream cheese, at room temperature, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, mascarpone cheese, at room temperature, eggs, at room temperature, sour cream, godiva milk chocolate, melted and very warm

almonds, lightly toasted, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, unsalted butter, melted, cream cheese, room temperature, mascarpone cheese, room temperature, sugar, flour, fresh lemon juice, vanilla extract, eggs, room temperature, chocolate hazelnut spread (recommended ( nutella), whipping cream

ripe bananas, lemon juice, cream cheese, softened, sugar, mascarpone cheese, eggs, vanilla extract, peanut-graham crust, milk chocolate morsels, butter or margarine, caramelized bananas