Chocolate Almond Marble Cheesecake
Serves: 2
Callie Medhurst
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
49
Spice
48
Sweetness
47
Sourness
37
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
3 cups
Chocolate Cookie Crumb1 cup
Almond (finely chopped)1 cup
White Sugar1 cup
Butter (melted)3
Eggs1 tsp
Almond ExtractDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
In a medium bowl, combine cookie crumbs, almonds, 1/4 cup sugar and melted butter
3
Mix well
4
Press into the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 10 inch springform pan
5
In the top of a double boiler, heat chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth
6
Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm
7
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until smooth
8
Beat in the eggs one at a time
9
Fold in the almond extract and sour cream
10
Pour 1 1/2 cups of the filling into a smaller bowl
11
Stir the melted chocolate into the smaller bowl, then fold loosely back into plain filling
12
Pour into crust
13
With the tip of a knife, swirl the filling to create a marbled effect
14
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes
15
Turn off oven and let cake cool in oven for 1 hour, with the door closed
16
Cool at room temperature, then refrigerate overnight