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Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 14 slices
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • 24 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 8 oz semisweet chocolate melted and cooled
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 0.5 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 oz bittersweet chocolate for ganache

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 325F; foil-wrap 9-inch springform pan.
  2. Press chocolate crumbs and butter into pan; bake 8 minutes and cool.
  3. Beat cream cheese and sugar smooth; add melted semisweet chocolate and vanilla.
  4. Add eggs individually on low; pour over crust.
  5. Water-bath bake 55 to 60 minutes until edges set and center barely wobbles; cool an hour in cracked oven.
  6. Warm cream; pour over chopped bittersweet chocolate and stir smooth. Spread ganache over chilled cake.
  7. Refrigerate at least 6 hours to set ganache before slicing.

Notes

Dip your knife in hot water and wipe between cuts for clean, bakery-neat slices.