Coffee ‘n’ Cream Cheesecake

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 12 people

Categories: Cheesecake, Dessert

Ingredients

  • Crust:
  • 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee
  • 1 3/4 cups finely crushed vanilla wafers
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons chopped toasted almonds
  • Filling:
  • 24 ounces cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 5 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons instant coffee
  • 2 teaspoons hot water
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • Coffee Bean Topping:
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon coffee-flavored liqueur
  • chocolate-covered coffee beans

Directions

  1. The crust—in a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in instant coffee until dissolved.

  2. In a bowl, stir the crushed vanilla wafers, sugar, and chopped almonds together; stir in the butter mixture 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 big bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.

  5. Add in eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

  6. Stir together the instant coffee and hot water until dissolved; add coffee mixture and vanilla to the cream cheese mixture; beat until smooth.

  7. Stir in whipping cream; pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.

  8. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes; decrease temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.

  9. Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.

  10. Turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 30 minutes; chill, uncovered, overnight.

  11. Topping: in a small bowl, beat whipping cream, sugar, and coffee liqueur with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.

  12. Pipe the whipped cream mixture around the edge of the cheesecake; garnish with chocolate-covered coffee beans; chill until serving time.

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