Steve Butter’s Chocolate Cheesecake

STEVE BUTTER’S CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Crust:

1 ½  c chocolate cookie crumbs
¼ c melted butter
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
(Mix ingredients and press in a 10” spring form pan)

Filling

2 lbs cream cheese (4 packages)
1 ¼ c sugar
4 large eggs
1/3 c whipped cream
2 tbsp. flour
2 large egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla

Whip the cream, then add sugar, then whip, then eggs, then whip, continue to add one ingredient at a time.  After filling is fully whipped, pour half of the filling into the pan, then sprinkle with 2 c. chopped Oreos and the pour remaining filling on top.

Bake at 425 for 15 minutes then reduce to 225 and bake for 1 hour.

Top:

2 c. sour cream
¼ c. sugar
1 tsp vanilla.

Mix ingredients then pour on top.  Bake for another 7 minutes at 350, then refrigerate immediately.

Ganache :

Mix: 1 c chocolate chips
1 c. whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla

Scald the whipping cream then add chocolate chips and vanilla.  Stir for 1 minute, then refrigerate for 10 minutes, then pour over cheesecake.  When cold cover with plastic.

Haylee’s Note:
Cheesecake is not my favorite dessert.  But this is without question the best Cheesecake recipe in the history of EVER!!  Love love love this!