Almond Chocolate Torte (cheesecake)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 8 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares (1oz each)
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 set aside 1 tablespoon of almonds for garnish.
• 2 chop remaining,sprinkle into greased 9" spring form pan.
• 3 melt chocolate,microwave or stovetop.cool slightly.
• 4 in mixing bowl beat cream cheese and sugar.
• 5 in small saucepan dissolve gelatin in the water,set aside for 1 minute.then cook and stir till all dissolved.
• 6 beat gelatin mixture into cheese mixture.
• 7 add chocolate,beat till well blended.
• 8 whip cream.
• 9 fold in whipped cream or gentley mix, well.
• 10 pour into spring form pan.
• 11 sprinkle with reserved almonds.
• 12 cover and chill for at least 3 hours.
• 13 this dessert also freezes well. will keep for up to 3 months.serve with or without sauce.
• 14 i like the raspberry sauce #33624,and spoon a generous amount over the torte slices.looks like i spent hours in the making.but,only took a few minutes -- .