World Best Food Recipes in Microwave: Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

1 preheat oven to 350°; process cookies and 2 t sugar in a food processor until cookies are coarsely crushed.
2 with the processor running, pour butter through food chute; process until cookies are finely crushed.
3 press mixture firmly on bottom of a lightly greased 9-inch springform pan.
4 place springform pan in a shallow baking pan.
5 bake for 10 minutes; let cool.
6 decrease oven temperature to 325°.
7 break 1 baking bar into squares and place in a microwave safe bowl; microwave on high 1 minute; stir until smooth.
8 beat cream cheese, sour cream, and vanilla at low speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
9 gradually beat in melted chocolate; beat in 1 cup sugar and flour.
10 add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
11 stir in 1 cup chocolate chunks.
12 pour batter into baked crust; sprinkle with remaining chocolate chunks.
13 bake for 1 hour until set.
14 remove cheesecake from oven; gently run a knife around outer edge of cheesecake to loosen from sides of pan; cool completely on wire rack.
15 cover and chill 8 hours.
16 remove sides and bottom of pan; place cheesecake on a serving plate.
17 chop remaining 1 1/2 baking bars and place in a microwave-safe bowl; add whipping cream, and microwave on high 1 minute.
18 stir until blended and smooth; let stand 5 minutes.
19 pour ganache over chilled cheesecake; allowing ganache to spill over edges of cheesecake; smooth ganache with an offset spatula.
20 chill at least 1 hour before serving.

World Best Food Recipes in Microwave