Black And Cheesecake

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 5 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 large egg yolks, room temperature
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 5 (1 1/2 ounce) godiva ivory chocolate bars, chopped
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 1/2 teaspoons rum or 1 1/2 teaspoons rum extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 5 (1 1/2 ounce) godiva dark chocolate bars, coarsely chopped
• chocolate curls (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 make chocolate crust:.
• 2 preheat oven to 250°f.
• 3 tightly wrap outside of 11" springform pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
• 4 mix together cookie crumbs and sugar in bowl.
• 5 add melted butter and stir until combined.
• 6 press mixture evenly into the bottom and sides of prepared pan.
• 7 make filling:.
• 8 beat cream cheese in mixing bowl until creamy, using electric mixer at medium speed.
• 9 gradually add sugar and beat until blended.
• 10 add vanilla and flour, mixing just until combined, at low speed.
• 11 add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
• 12 add yolks and half-and-half, beating until smooth.
• 13 stir in chopped solid ivory.
• 14 pour mixture into crust and smooth out top.
• 15 bake for 2 hours or until firm.
• 16 turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven with door propped open for 1 hour or more.
• 17 cool in pan on wire rack for 1 hour.
• 18 cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• 19 make chocolate glaze:.
• 20 place corn syrup, water, butter in saucepan over medium heat.
• 21 cook until butter is melted and mixture comes to a boil.
• 22 remove from heat.
• 23 add chopped chocolate and rum or rum extract and let stand 30 seconds.
• 24 whisk until smooth.
• 25 loosen edge of cheesecake with knife.
• 26 remove cake from springform pan.
• 27 spread chocolate glaze over top of cheesecake.
• 28 refrigerate 15 minutes to set glaze.
• 29 garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.
• 30 cut wedges and serve.