Chocolate Stuffed Cheesecake
Sundays were simply made for epicurean pleasures...and one of the most heady of those, my Kitchen Witches, is chocolate. Chocolate in any configuration, aspect, or serving size. I can always gauge how well I am going to like a bakery by whether or not it smells like chocolate. My personal idiosyncrasy, but it has never led me astray in my quest for bakery excellence. I gauge my kitchen the same way when I am baking.
Chocolate milk, chocolate cake,chocolate souffle, chocolate sauce, chocolate ice cream, chocolate chip cookies...chocolate cheese cake, chocolate chip cheesecake. Wait...
Yes. Chocolate chip cheesecake. A heavenly combination of delightful chocolaty, cream cheesey goodness... baked to perfection. The aroma of it inundates not only the kitchen, but the adjoining rooms as well. No matter what the weather, chocolate is always in season. What could be more perfect? A chocolate chip cookie crust, and a chocolate filled cheesecake. It just looks SO decadent, so full of "chocolate sin". A totally naughty cheesecake that tastes as though you spent hours on it, but very easy. The most time consuming part is cooking your crust...but it's worth it. This one is sure to impress.
Paired with homemade whipped cream and a cup of chocolate hazelnut tea, or a mocha latte, of course.
Bain sult as! (Enjoy!)
Chocolate Stuffed Cheesecake
Beat butter until creamy and add sugar. Gradually add flour. Stir in 1 teaspoon of the vanilla, and the nuts. Press into bottom and up sides of springform pan.
Bake at 350 for 10-13 minutes or until golden. Cool on wire rack.
Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy, add 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time and beat just until yellow disappears. Stir in remaining 2 teaspoons vanilla.
Pour in 1/2 the batter and sprinkle chips to measure within 3/4 inches of the edge. Top with remaining batter, starting at outside edge and work into center. Place cheesecake on baking sheet and bake at 350 for one hour or until set in center. Cool for 1 hour on wire rack and serve with whipped cream. Garnish with shaved chocolate if desired.
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