---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate Yield: 1 Cheesecake 1 c Chocolate wafer crumbs 1/4 c Butter; softened 2 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Cinnamon 24 oz Cream cheese; - room temperature 1 c Sugar 3 lg Eggs 8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate 2 tb Whipping cream 1 c Sour cream 1/4 ts Salt 2 ts Instant espresso coffee; - dissolved in: 1/4 c Water; hot 1/4 c Coffee liqueur 2 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Whipping cream 2 tb Powdered sugar 2 tb Coffee liqueur Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, butter, sugar, and cinnamon, mixing well. Butter sides and bottom of 8" springform pan. Press crumb mixture into pan. Set aside. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add sugar, mixing until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat at low speed until very smooth. Melt chocolate with cream over boiling water, stirring until smooth. Add to cheese mixture, blending well. Add sour cream, salt, coffee, liqueur, and vanilla, beating until smooth. Turn into prepared pan. Bake in center of oven at 350°F for 45 minutes, or until sides are puffed. Center will be soft but will firm up with chilled. Turn oven off; leave door ajar. Allow cake to cool in oven for 45 minutes. Cover and chill for 12 hours. Remove sides of pan. Whip cream with powdered sugar and liqueur. Garnish cake with mounds of whipped cream and chocolate leaves or chocolate espresso beans (optional). Posted by: Sam Waring -----