GHIRARDELLI LAYERED CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE WITH GANACHE GLAZE
This Layered Chocolate Cheesecake with Ganache Glaze is just as delicious as it is gorgeous - a show stopping dessert for your next holiday celebration.
Ingredients
CRUST
- 3 cups finely crushed chocolate wafer cookies (from 1 1/4 [9-oz.] pkg.)
- ½ cup (8 oz.) salted butter, melted
- 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
- Cooking spray
CHEESECAKE
- 5 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 5 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 oz. (2/3 cup) Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips
- 1 Tbsp. coffee liqueur (such as Kahlúa)
- 1 tsp. instant espresso granules
TOPPING
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
- 6 oz. (1 cup) Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips
- Seasonal fruit for garnish, such as sugared cranberries, pomegranate seeds, and mint sprigs
Directions
- Prepare the Crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir together cookie crumbs, butter, and sugar in a medium bowl until well blended. Press mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray. Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes. Cool crust completely in pan on a wire rack, about 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
- Prepare the Cheesecake: Beat cream cheese with a heavy-duty stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add sugar and flour, beating until smooth. Add eggs and egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating on low speed just until yellow disappears after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Divide batter into 2 equal portions in separate medium bowls. Pour 1 batter portion into prepared crust; spread evenly.
- Place Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips in a small microwavable bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM (50% power) until melted and smooth, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.
- Stir together coffee liqueur and espresso granules in a small bowl until espresso dissolves; stir mixture into remaining bowl of cheesecake batter. Stir melted bittersweet chocolate into coffee batter until blended. Gently pour over plain cheesecake batter in prepared crust, and spread evenly. (Pan will be very full.) Place springform pan on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake at 325°F until center is almost set but center still jiggles slightly when pan is touched, 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove to a wire rack, and cool completely, about 2 hours.
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