* Exported from MasterCook Mac * Tiramisu Cheesecake Recipe By : Jason McDonald Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Cheesecakes Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- Crust: 2 tb Butter; melted 1/2 ts Instant espresso powder 1 c Vanilla-wafer crumbs Filling: 24 oz Cream cheese -- room temperature 8 oz Mascarpone cheese 1 2/3 c Sugar 4 Lg Eggs -- room temperature 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 pn Salt 2 ts Instant espresso powder 1 tb Water -- hot 2 tb Brandy 1 oz Semisweet chocolate -- grated 2 ts Unsweetened cocoa Crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter an 8" springform pan. Stir in butter and espresso powder in small bowl until combined. Stir in crumbs until crumbs are evenly moistened. Pat evenly over bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Keep oven on. Tightly cover outside bottom and sides or springform pan with heavy-duty foil. Filling: Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and mascarpone in large mixer bowl at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Gradually beat in sugar, scraping down sides of bowl with rubber spatula, until completely smooth, 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and beat in vanilla and salt. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Pour 4 cups filling over crust in prepared pan and place in large roasting pan. Dissolve espresso in hot water. Fold into remaining filling with brandy and grated chocolate. Spoon mixture evenly over filling in pan; smooth top with spatula. Place pan on oven rack. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come 1" up side of springform pan. Bake 1-1/4 hours or until center is just set. Remove cheesecake from water bath. Cool completely on wire rack. Remove foil. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, run knife around edge of pan; remove sides. Sprinkle lightly with cocoa. Yield: 12 Servings Posted by: Dorothy Cross (TMPJ72B) Reformatted by: Joyce Alenskis (XMXX58B) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -