Chocolate Cappucino Cheesecake

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Title: Chocolate Cappucino Cheesecake
Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

1 c Chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 c Softened butter
2 tb Sugar
1/4 ts Cinnamon
24 oz Cream cheese; room temp
1 c Sugar
3 lg Eggs
8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate
2 tb Whipping cream
1 c Sour cream
1/4 ts Salt
2 ts Instant espresso coffee
Dissolved in 1/4 cup hot
-water
1/4 c Coffee liqueur
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Whipping cream
2 tb Powdered sugar
2 tb Coffee liqueur

Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, butter, sugar and cinnamon,
mixing well. Butter sides and bottom of 8-inch springform
pan. Press crumb mixture into pan. Set aside.
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add sugar, mixing
until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat at low
speed until very smooth.
Melt chocolate with cream over boiling water, stirring
until smooth. Add to cheese mixture, blending well. Add
sour cream, salt, coffee, liqueur, and vanilla, beating
until smooth.
Turn into prepared pan. Bake in center of oven at 350F for
45 minutes, or until sides are puffed. Center will be soft
but will firm up with chilled. Turn oven off; leave door
ajar. Allow cake to cool in oven for 45 minutes. Cover and
chill for 12 hours. Remove sides of pan.

Whip cream with powdered sugar and liqueur. Garnish cake
with mounds of whipped cream and chocolate leaves or
chocolate espresso beans (optional).

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