mocha cheesecake (microwave version)
Microwave setting: HIGH 100%/MEDIUM HIGH 70%
prep time
cook time
20 Min
method
Microwave
yield
6 to 8
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafers, finely crushed
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- FILLING
- 2 - squares (1 oz. each) sweet chocolate
- 2 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese
- 4 - eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 to 3 teaspoons instant coffee
- 1 dash salt
- EQUIPMENT
- - 8-inch round microsafe pie dish
- OPTIONAL
- - chocolate cookies, for garnish
- - mint leaves, for garnish
- - raspberries or other berries, for garnish
- - chocolate leaves, for garnish
How To Make mocha cheesecake (microwave version)
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Step 1For Chocolate Leaves, melt 1 oz. semisweet chocolate at MEDIUM HIGH power for about 2 minutes. Brush cleaned and dried real leaves with chocolate. Place on paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze until firm. Peel off real leaves. Return chocolate leaves to freezer until ready to use.
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Step 2Preparation: Microwave butter 30 to 40 seconds at MEDIUM HIGH power.
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Step 3Combine butter, cookie crumbs and sugar well. Press crumb mixture into bottom of an 8-inch round microsafe pie dish.
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Step 4Microwave at HIGH power for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
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Step 5Cool crust slightly.
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Step 6Melt chocolate in a microsafe dish at MEDIUM HIGH for about 2 minutes.
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Step 7Microwave cream cheese on a plate at MEDIUM HIGH power for about 2 minutes to soften.
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Step 8Combine cream cheese, melted chocolate, eggs, sugar, instant coffee and salt thoroughly.
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Step 9Pour mixture over prebaked crust. Place dish on an inverted saucer.
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Step 10Microwave at MEDIUM power for about 14 minutes or until center of dish is almost set. Turn dish twice during cooking if the microwave oven is not a rotating one.
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Step 11Let cake stand for a minute. Cool. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
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