MOCHA TRUFFLE CHEESECAKE

Mocha Truffle Cheesecake image

Surprise your guests with this luscious dessert - coffee flavored cheesecake topped with white chocolate and sour cream.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 5h

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
8 oz. bittersweet chocolate
2 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 (8-oz.) containers sour cream
4 teaspoons instant coffee granules or crystals
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
44 square milk chocolate truffles with a smooth filling (from three 3.5-oz. pkg.)
4 oz. white chocolate baking bar
1 (8-oz.) container sour cream

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, combine crust ingredients; mix well. Press in bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of ungreased 10-inch springform pan.
Melt bittersweet chocolate as directed on package. Cool 5 minutes or until slightly cooled. In large bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar; beat until smooth. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until blended. Add cooled chocolate; mix well. Add 2 containers sour cream, instant coffee granules, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth. Stir in 36 of the truffles. Pour into crust-lined pan.
Bake at 350°F. for 45 to 55 minutes or until edges are set. Turn off oven; let stand in oven with door slightly ajar for 10 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack for 30 minutes. Refrigerate 3 hours or until chilled.
Before serving, remove sides of pan. Melt white chocolate baking bar as directed on package. Add about half of the container of sour cream; beat until smooth. Stir in remaining sour cream. Spread over top of cooled cheesecake.
Cut remaining 8 truffles in half diagonally. Place cut side down around edge of cheesecake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 550, Carbohydrate 41 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Fat 8, Fiber 1 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 24 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 290 mg, Sugar 35 g