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Tuxedo Cheesecake Recipe

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 510
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 24 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed (about 2 cups crumbs)
  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 32 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp fine salt
  • 6 oz semisweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
  • 4 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 oz white chocolate, melted

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), press the cookie crumb mixture into a 9-inch springform pan, and bake for 8 minutes.
  2. Beat the cream cheese and sugar smooth, add the eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and salt, then split the batter in half and stir the melted semisweet chocolate into one half.
  3. Pour the chocolate batter over the crust, then spread the plain batter on top in an even layer.
  4. Wrap the pan in foil, bake in a water bath at 325°F (163°C) for about 55 minutes, then cool in the turned-off oven for 1 hour.
  5. Make the ganache with the chopped chocolate and heavy cream, spread it over the chilled cheesecake, drizzle with the melted white chocolate, and slice to serve.

Notes

Chill the cheesecake at least 6 hours, or overnight, before adding the ganache and slicing. It's easiest to make this a day ahead of when you plan to serve it, since the chilling and cooling time matter more than any active work.