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Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake is for Dessert.

Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake takes 120 minutes to cook.

Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake are:

Crust
1 ? cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about 5.5 oz)
3 tbsp orange juice
3 tbsp melted butter
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Filling
10 oz bittersweet chocolate (at least 70%, preferably couverture), chopped
24 oz cream cheese, room temperature
8 oz mascarpone cheese, room temperature
2 tbsp sour cream
1 cup brown sugar
? cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tbsp cornstarch
? tsp salt
4 large eggs, lightly beaten

Here is how you make Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake:

Crust:Preheat oven to 350?F. Butter a 9? springform pan and line the base with parchment. Mix all the crust ingredients together well. Press evenly onto the bottom (not the sides) of the prepared pan. Bake just until set, about 6 minutes. Set aside while preparing filling. Keep oven on.---Filling:Melt the chocolate in the microwave or over a pot of simmering water until smooth and glossy.In a bowl, beat cheeses, sour cream, brown sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch and salt until smooth. Blend in eggs, 1 at a time. By hand, fold in the chocolate until just blended in, trying not to incorporate air. Pour filling over crust and rap sharply on a countertop to dislodge air pockets. Smooth the top and place in a deep roasting pan.Pour boiling water into the roasting pan, about ? way up the side of the springform.Bake until center is just set and just appears dry, about 1 hour. Turn the oven off and cool the cheesecake inside for 1 hour, then remove from the oven and waterbath and cool 1 hour on a rack.Run a knife around the side of cake to loosen the ring, but do not remove it. Cover loosely and chill overnight before removing the ring and slicing. Serving Size: Makes 16 rich slicesNumber of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 441.6

• Total Fat: 34.0 g
• Cholesterol: 99.5 mg
• Sodium: 226.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 7.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake is Vegetarian