Black Forest Cheesecake

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/4 cups finely crushed chocolate wafers
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1/2 cup cherry schnapps
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup bing cherry, pitted, chopped, and drained
• 1 cup cherry preserves
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• chocolate ice cream topping

Recipe

• 1 the crust-in a small bowl stir together the crumbs and sugar.
• 2 add the melted butter; stir until well combined.
• 3 press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
• 4 the filling-in a large bowl combine the cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 5 add the eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 beat in the melted chocolate, cherry schnapps, and vanilla.
• 7 stir in cherries.
• 8 pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
• 9 bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
• 10 lower the temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
• 11 remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
• 12 turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
• 13 chill, uncovered, overnight.
• 14 the topping-in a small saucepan stir together the cherry preserves, lemon juice, and cornstarch.
• 15 cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• 16 cook and stir 2 minutes more.
• 17 pour over cheesecake.
• 18 drizzle with chocolate ice cream topping.
• 19 chill until serving time.