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Decadent Turtle Cheesecake
Yield: Makes one 9-inch cheesecake
Ingredients:
2-1/2
cups crushed chocolate cookies or vanilla wafers

1/4
cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted

2
packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened

1
cup sugar

1-1/2
tablespoons all-purpose flour

1-1/2
teaspoons vanilla

1/4
teaspoon salt

3
eggs

2
tablespoons whipping cream

Caramel Topping

Chocolate Topping

1
cup chopped toasted pecans



 
Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 450°F.

2.
Combine cookie crumbs and butter in medium bowl; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

3.
Beat cream cheese in large bowl until creamy. Add sugar, flour, vanilla and salt; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in cream. Pour over crust. Bake 10 minutes.

4.
Reduce oven temperature to 200°F. Bake 35 to 40 minutes more or until set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool. Remove rim of pan.

5.
Prepare Caramel Topping and Chocolate Topping. Drizzle over cheesecake. Refrigerate cheesecake. Sprinkle with pecans just before serving.


Caramel Topping Combine 7 ounces (1/2 bag) caramels and 1/3 cup whipping cream in small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth. Chocolate Topping Combine 4 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate, 1 teaspoon butter and 3 tablespoons whipping cream in small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth.



This recipe appears in: Cheesecakes

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