DECORATION... 1/2 C vanilla wafers, 1/2 C choclate wafers
80 pecan halves, 1 tbl dark corn syrup, fresh mint leaves
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Wrap outside of 8inch
spring form pan with double layer of foil. In
food processor combine cookies, pecans and 1/4
C brown sugar, pulse until finely ground. With
processor running slowly add butter. pulse
until combined....firmly press mixture into
bottom and halfway up side of pan. Bake 10
minutes, cool on rack...
On medium speed, beat cream cheese until
smooth. Reduce speed to low. Add sour cream and
beat 1 minute... Beat in eggs 1 at a
time....then vanilla until combined, 1-2
minutes. Transfer half of batter to separate
bowl with spoon, stir in granulated sugar,
cocoa and coffee reserve. With spoon, stir
remaining 1 C brown sugar into remaining bater,
pour into crust. Pour reserved chocolate
batter directly into center of brown sugar
batter in pan.
Place pan in large roasting pan in oven,
fill pan with hot water halfway up side of
springform pan. Bake 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until
center still jiggles slightly when shaken. Turn
off oven and let cheesecake stand in oven with
door closed 30 minutes...Carefully remove
cheesecake from water, remove foil. cool on
rack 1 hour. refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
Run small knife or spatula around cake edge to
loosen, remove side from pan and transfer to
serving platter...
Decoration...Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with
foil....Melt chocolates in microwave...Color a
smaller amount of the white orange.
Dip one end of each pecan half into chocolate.
place on baking sheet and reserve remaining
candy...refrigerate pecans 15 minutes...Using
small paint brush paint candy over veined
underside of each mint leaf...Refrigerate until
set 15 minutes....starting from stem end
carefully peel leaves from candy... Brush corn
syrup over cheesecake top, top with some of the
pecans...remelt chocolate ..dip flat sides of
remaining pecans into chocolate and attach to
bottom of cheesecake...Garnish with remaining
leaves...Delicious and pretty!!!!!
Originally Submitted
11/29/2014
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