The Ultimate Black Forest Cheesecake |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 21 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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This is from the Company's Coming Chocolate Everything Cookbook. It is the creamiest, melt in your mouth delicious dessert you have ever tasted! Time does not include chill time. Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted |
1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs |
2 tablespoons sugar |
4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
1 cup cocoa, sifted |
4 large eggs |
1 cup whipping cream |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1/2 cup maraschino cherry, well drained and finely chopped |
1 (19 ounce) can cherry pie filling |
2 cups frozen light whipped dessert topping or 2 cups whipped cream |
Directions:
1. For the crust: Combine ingredients and press into an ungreased 10 inch springform pan.
2. Chill.
3. For the filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl for 5 minutes.
4. Mix in cocoa.
5. Beat in eggs one at a time.
6. Beat for 5 minutes more.
7. Slowly add whipping cream and vanilla and beat again until well blended.
8. Fold in cherries.
9. Pour over cooled crust.
10. Bake in 325°F oven for 75 minutes or until center is almost set.
11. Run paring knife around edges to allow cake to settle without cracking.
12. Cool completely.
13. For the topping: Spread cherry pie filling on top of cooled cake.
14. Spoon or pipe topping around edges as desired.
15. Chill.
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