GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE ORANGE CHEESECAKE

Ghirardelli Chocolate Orange Cheesecake image

Provided by Queenkungfu

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 pie, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 3/4 cups bittersweet chocolate chips (60% Cacao)
6 ounces shortbread cookies, crushed
1/4 cup butter, melted
16 ounces cream cheese (for filling)
1 1/3 cups sugar (for filling)
1/3 cup orange juice concentrate (for filling)
3 large eggs (for filling)
1 1/2 cups sour cream (for topping)
6 tablespoons sugar (for topping)
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate (for topping)

Steps:

Crust: Preheat oven to 325°F Combine cookies and butter with a fork. Press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan and slightly up the sides. Bake 15 minutes. Cool.
Filling: Melt 1 ½ cups chocolate chips at 30-second intervals, stirring after every 30 seconds until melted. Cool. Beat cream cheese and 1-3/4 cups sugar until smooth. Add 1-1/2 cups chocolate chips, 1/3 cup orange juice, and eggs, one at a time. Pour into crust, and bake 50 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.
Topping: Mix sour cream, 6 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate together. Spread over cake. Drizzle remaining 1/4 cup melted chocolate chips over. Bake 5 minutes. Turn off heat, and cool in the oven with the door slightly open for 30 minutes. Place in refrigerator overnight.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 638.3, Fat 44.6, SaturatedFat 24.6, Cholesterol 139.3, Sodium 319.1, Carbohydrate 60, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 44.5, Protein 9.7