chocolate glazed triple layer cheesecake
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I first made this cheesecake for my brother-in-law Jim for his birthday which is near Thanksgiving. Now whenever he comes from NY for Thanksgiving I make this to go with his birthday dinner. He is a diabetic and my sister is a dietitian and makes sure he eats right. They only come every couple of years to Alabama, so he gets to indulge while here.
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yield
10 -12
Ingredients For chocolate glazed triple layer cheesecake
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8 1/2 ozpackage chocolate wafer cookies, crushed, about 2 cups--i use famous chocolate cookies by nabisco
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3/4 csugar, divided
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1/4 cplus 1 tablespoon butter, melted
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2-8 ozcream cheese, softened and divided
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3 lgeggs
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3/4 tspvanilla extract, divided
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2 ozbaking chocolate, semi-sweet, melted
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1 1/2 csour cream, divided
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1/3 cdark brown sugar, firmly packed
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1 Tbspflour
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1/4 cpecans, chopped
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5 ozcream cheese, softened
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1/4 tspalmond extract
- GLAZE
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6 ozbaking chocolate, semi-sweet
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1/4 cbutter
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3/4 cpowdered sugar, sifted
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2 Tbspwater
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1 tspvanilla extract
How To Make chocolate glazed triple layer cheesecake
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1Combine cookie crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and melted butter; blend well. Press into bottom and 2 inches up the sides of a 9 inch spring form pan. Set aside.
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2FIRST LAYER: Combine 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until fluffy. Add 1 egg and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; beat well. Stir in melted chocolate and 1/3 cup sour cream. Spoon over crust.
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3SECOND LAYER: Combine remaining 8 ounce cream cheese, brown sugar and flour; beat until fluffy. Add 1 egg and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; beat well. Stir in pecans. Spoon over chocolate layer.
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4THIRD LAYER: Combine 5 ounces cream cheese and remaining 1/4 cup sugar; beat until fluffy. Add remaining egg and beat well. Stir in remaining 1 cup sour cream, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract. Spoon gently over over pecan layer.
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5Bake at 325-degrees for 1 hour. Turn off heat and leave cheesecake in oven for 30 minutes; open oven door and leave cheesecake and additional 30 minutes. Cool, cover and chill at least 8 hours. Remove from pan. Spread with warm Chocolate Glaze.
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6GLAZE: Melt chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water. Remove double boiler from water and stir in remaining ingredients. Stir until smooth. Drizzle over cheesecake.
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