Best Chocolate Topped Chocolate Cheesecake Recipes

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL TOPPED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugars and vanilla until smooth. Beat in milk and flour. Add eggs and egg yolk, beating on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Place on a baking sheet., Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight., Remove side of pan. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Top the cheesecake with pecans; drizzle with chocolate mixture and caramel topping. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE-TOPPED STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix cracker crumbs and butter; press onto bottom and 1 in. up sides of a 9-in. springform pan coated with cooking spray. Place on a baking sheet. Bake until set, about 10 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved; remove from heat., Hull strawberries if necessary; puree in a food processor. Remove to a bowl. Add cream cheese, cottage cheese and sugar substitute to food processor; process until smooth. While processing, gradually add gelatin mixture. Add pureed strawberries; process until blended. Transfer to a large bowl; fold in 2 cups whipped topping. Pour into crust. Refrigerate, covered, until set, 2-3 hours., Loosen sides of cheesecake with a knife; remove rim. To serve, top with chocolate topping, remaining whipped topping and quartered strawberries.

CHOCOLATE-TOPPED CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, sugar and cocoa; stir in butter until crumbly. Press onto the bottom and 1-in. up the side of a greased 9-in. springform pan; set aside. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in melted chocolate and extracts just until blended. Pour into crust., Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run knife around the edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate until completely cooled., In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate chips, cream and honey; stir until smooth. Remove from the heat; cool for 5 minutes. Pour topping over the cheesecake. Chill for at least 4 hours or until topping is set.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE TOPPED CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE W. DULCE DE LECHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 12 cup bundt pan with flour-added cooking spray.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat softened cream cheese and both sugars until smooth. Thoroughly stir (do not beat) in eggs, pumpkin, cornstarch, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice or spice combo. Pour into bundt pan and bake for 15 minutes.
• While pumpkin mixture bakes, combine cocoa and chocolate in a small saucepan; pour hot coffee over chocolate and whisk until smooth - if coffee is not hot enough to melt chocolate, turn heat to medium and heat just enough so that chocolate melts; Remove from heat (if using) and whisk in sour cream.
• In a second bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. Using electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and vanilla on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs and continue beating for another minute.
• By hand, stir 1/3 of the flour mixture into batter. Add half of the chocolate/sour cream mixture and stir until incorporated. Scrape bowl and add remaining flour mixture and all of remaining chocolate mixture. Stir in chocolate mini chips.
• Remove bundt cake pan from oven and quickly pour chocolate mixture over pumpkin. Return to oven and bake for 42 minutes or until wooden skewer inserted into center comes out with few crumbs attached.
• Cool in pan 30 minutes, then invert cake onto parchment paper or cake plate. Let cool at room temperature for 1 hour, then transfer to refrigerator to chill.
• Before serving, drizzle with dulce de leche or caramel sauce.
• Store cake in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL TOPPED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9 inch springform pan; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugars and vanilla until smooth. Beat in milk and flour. Add eggs and egg yolk, beating on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Remove side of pan. In a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Top the cheesecake with pecans; drizzle with chocolate mixture and caramel topping. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL TOPPED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan; set aside. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugars, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in milk and flour. Add eggs and egg yolk, beating on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully runa knife aroung edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight. Remove side of pan. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Top the cheesecake with pecans; drizzle with chocolate mixture and caramel topping. Refrigerate leftovers.

SOUR CREAM TOPPED CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Crush 22 cookies to form fine crumbs; mix with butter. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Stand remaining cookies around inside edge of pan, firmly pressing bottom edge of each cookie into crust to secure.
• Melt 4 oz. chocolate as directed on package. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar with mixer until blended. Add 1/2 cup sour cream, vanilla and melted chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until center is almost set. Mix remaining sour cream and sugar; spread over cheesecake. Bake 5 min. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
• Melt remaining chocolate; drizzle over cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours.

CHOCOLATE-TOPPED WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• FOR CRUST: Preheat oven to 325. Wrap outside of 10" springform pan with foil. Mix cookie crumbs and sugar in medium bowl. Add melted butter-stir to blend. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan. Refrigerate. FOR FILLING: beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar, flour and vanilla and beat until well blended. Add eggs and yolks one at a time, Beat in half and half. Fold in white chocolate. Pour into pan -bake until filing set, about 1 hour and 35 minutes. Refrigerate overnight. GLAZE: Stir corn syrup, 3 tbsp water and butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until butter melts. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smoth. Pour glaze over top of cheesecake. Smooth top w/ spatula. Refrigerate until set about 1 hour