Almond Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 1920 hrs Cook Time: 1920 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 1/2 ounces shortbread cookies
• 1/2 cup almonds, toasted
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
• 8 ounces chocolate
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons amaretto
• 4 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 for the crust:.
• 2 position rack in the center of the oven and preheat ot 350°f.
• 3 butter 9-inch springform pan with 2 3/4 inch sides.
• 4 grind shortbreads and almonds in a food processor. add butter and process until clumps form. press the dough into the pan bottom. bake until golden brown - about 8 minutes. cool crust completely. but maintain oven temperature.
• 5 for the filling:.
• 6 in top of double boiler set over barely simmering water, stir chocolate until it is melted. remove pan from water.
• 7 using a mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until completely blended and smooth. add sour cream and amaretto and beat until well-blended. beat 1 egg at a time, then beat in melted chocolate.
• 8 pour filling into crust and bake until golden and puffed. center will be set in just about 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes. cool pan on rack and refrigerate until cold.
• 9 before serving, run a knife around the sides of the spring-form pan to loosen the cake. remove the pan sides and smooth the sides of the cake with a knife or spatula. transfer the caker to a platter, garnish with additional chopped, toasted almonds and serve.