Double Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chocolate sandwich style cookies, crumbs (i recommend the chocolate double stuff oreos)
• 1/4 unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped finely
• 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped finely
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, mix cookie crumbs and butter. press into bottom of cheesecake pan and freeze.
• 2 in a small saucepan over high heat, bring cream to a boil. pour over chocolate in a bowl and stir until blended. set aside in the freezer until very firm.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar on medium-high for 3 minutes.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• 5 add cocoa powder, flour, sour cream and vanilla.
• 6 using a spoon, scrape firm chocolate mixture into small pieces and fold into batter.
• 7 pour over frozen crust.
• 8 bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until the top is light brown.
• 9 cool on a rack for 2 hours. cover and refrigerate for 6 hours before decorating.
• 10 in a small saucepan over high heat, bring cream to a boil. p.
• 11 our over chocolate in a bowl and stir until blended.
• 12 using a spoon, drizzle melted chocolate over top decoratively as desired.
• 13 put cake back in the fridge until serving. if serving shortly after decorating, you can throw the cake in the freezer until the chocolate hardens.