chocolate cherry cheesecake

Desciption

a wonderful combination of cherries and chocolate in a rich cheese cake. the glaze on this cheese cake is ganache, one of the easiest and prettiest finishes for cake and cools to a beautiful seamless gloss. you can buy chocolate cookie crumbs in the bakery aisle or crush your own chocolate wafers for the crust.

Steps

Heat oven to 325f
Combine cookie crumbs and melted butter in a medium bowl
Press into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 10 inch springform pan
Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth
Add eggs one at a time
Beating well after each addition
Add sugar and almond extract
Beat until smooth
Add 1 / 2 cup of the whipping cream
Blend well
Spoon 3 1 / 2 cups of the cream cheese mixture into the crust lined pan
Spreading evenly
Carefully spread 1 cup of the pie filling evenly over the cream cheese layer
Reserve the remaining pie filling for the topping
Spoon remaining cream cheese mixture over the pie filling layer
Bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is set
Cool in pan on a wire rack for 1 hour
Bring the other 1 / 2 cup of whipping cream to a boil in a small saucepan
Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips
Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper
Remove the sides of the springform pan
Place cheesecake on the paper lined cookie sheet
Spread the chocolate glaze evenly over the top of the cheesecake allowing some of the glaze to run down the sides
Chill for at least 3 hours or over night
Serve topped with the remaining pie filling

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Total Time in Minute 110

Ingredients Count 9

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