Here is the cheesecake recipe for chocolate lovers and cappuccino addicts. This cheesecake is not hard to make but is impressive. The chocolate cookie crust filled with cream cheese, chocolate, espresso, cinnamon, etc. is then topped with an espresso cream. This cake is perfect for entertaining guests, especially your friends who are cappuccino aficionados.
CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE
1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
6 tbsp butter, melted
1 1/4 cups mini milk chocolate chips, divided
4 pkgs (8-oz each) cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1 tbsp instant espresso powder
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the cookie crumbs and butter. Press the mixture into bottom and 1-inch up the side of a 9-inch spring form pan; set aside.
In a small saucepan, melt one cup of the mini chips over low heat, stirring constantly. In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until well blended using medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, milk, espresso powder, and cinnamon; beat on low speed until well blended. Add melted chips; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Spoon into the crust. Bake 55 minutes. Remove from oven and set on a wire rack to cool. Cool for 15 minutes then using a knife, loosen cake from the sides of the pan. Cool completely then remove the side of the pan. Cover cake and refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving. Before serving, garnish with the Espresso Cream, recipe follows, and the remaining mini chips.
Espresso Cream: Beat 1/2 cup cold whipping cream, 2 tbsp powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder until stiff.
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If you’ve ever watched any of the food channels, you may have seen segments on how chocolate truffles are made. The truffles made with chocolate mirror those that are found in the wild.
What is a truffle? Basically a truffle originates from the tuber family and is considered a fungus. It is found mostly beneath the surface of the ground and can only be sniffed out by dogs. Some truffles have also been found by pigs as well. Traditionally, there are two types of truffles: black and white. The white truffle is the most expensive.
Let’s face it; chocolate is high on most every women’s list and men as well. But giving a gift of chocolate truffles is worth its weight in gold. Go to any premium confectioner’s store and you may be able to get an inside peek as to how fresh chocolate covered truffles are made.
In fact, there are a myriad of chocolate truffle recipes which you can print out from a multitude of websites as well. You can make chocolate truffles at home providing you purchase the very best chocolate, such as Ghirardelli’s.
By the way, making chocolate truffles at home is quite easy. Don’t worry; you won’t be reliving the scene from the “I Love Lucy” episode wherein she and Ethel are on the chocolate assembly line.
Moreover, the food channel sometimes has segments wherein not only chocolate truffles are made from scratch, but you have the opportunity to see how real truffles are often used in Italian cuisine. The shavings are used quite sparingly as the cost is prohibitive.
Nonetheless, chocolate lovers go absolutely mad over these decadent delicacies, and no wonder. With the recent reports that dark chocolate is healthier than milk chocolates, now you can purchase a box of dark chocolate truffles from such notable companies as Russell Stover. For example, a 17.5 ounce box costs approximately $12.00.
What makes truffles covered in a chocolate ganache so appealing is that they can be modified to include pecan or hazelnut toppings, coconut, or the more traditional cocoa powder.
If you’ve never had the opportunity to taste a chocolate truffle, it has a deep, rich smooth flavor that you will not forget anytime soon.
With Easter soon approaching, why not pick up a sample box of chocolate truffles? They are like potato chips; bet you can’t each just one!
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