Double-Chocolate Cheesecake With Praline Nut Topping

Name: Double-Chocolate Cheesecake With Praline Nut Topping
Prep time: 1 h 42 min
Cook time: 1 h 42 min
Total time: 1 h 42 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 237 milliliters chopped white chocolate baking bars, melted; 177 milliliters firmly packed dark brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter, melted; 6 Tbsps butter, melted; 907 grams packages cream cheese, softened; 5 larges eggs; 355 milliliters graham cracker crumbs (about 12 crackers); 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters (6-ounce package) semisweet chocolate morsels, melted; 227 grams sour cream; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Double-Chocolate Cheesecake With Praline Nut Topping requires about 1 hour and 42 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains approximately 11g of protein, 56g of fat, and a total of 756 calories. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of granulated sugar, chocolate baking bars, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Stir together first 4 ingredients; press crumb mixture evenly into bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.

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Springform Pan

Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, and salt at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Sugar

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

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Egg

Add sour cream and vanilla, beating just until smooth.

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Sour Cream

Vanilla

Divide batter in half; fold white chocolate and almond extract into 1 portion.

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White Chocolate

Almond Extract

Pour into prepared crust. Fold semisweet chocolate into remaining half of batter. Drop chocolate batter evenly over white chocolate layer; gently swirl with a knife to create a marbled effect.

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Semisweet Chocolate

White Chocolate

Chocolate

Crust

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Knife

Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until almost set.

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Oven

Remove pan from oven, and run a knife around edge of pan to loosen sides. Cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Knife

Oven

Frying Pan

Combine brown sugar, pecans, and butter in a small bowl.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Pecans

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Bowl

Sprinkle over cooled cheesecake. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Store in refrigerator.

Tip: A little swirling goes a long way. If you're looking for the perfect marbled effect, don't overwork your batter. Too much swirling will cause a muddy look rather than the distinct color contrast you're looking for.