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| Tina's Recipe Finds for the Crocheter by Tina Fraleigh |
| Heavenly Valentine's Day Chocolate Cheesecake Ingredients 2 cup vanilla wafers, fine crush 1 cup ground toasted almonds 1/2 cup butter, melted 1/2 cup sugar 12 oz milk chocolate chips 1/2 cup milk 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 16 oz cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 tsp almond extract 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped Garnishes * Preparation * whipped cream and chocolate shavings (optional) In a large bowl, combine vanilla wafer crumbs, almonds, butter and sugar; mix well. Pat firmly into 9-inch springform pan, covering bottom and 2 1/2 inches up the sides. Set aside. Melt over hot (not boiling) water milk chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Set aside. Pour milk into small saucepan; sprinkle gelatin over top. Set aside for 1 minute. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until gelatin dissolves. Set aside. In large bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream and melted chocolate chips; beat until fluffy. Beat in gelatin mixture and almond extract. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into prepared pan. Chill until firm (about 3 hours). Run knife around edge of cake to separate from pan; remove rim. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings, if desired. Makes 1 (9-inch) cheesecake Cheesecake Tip To easily cut cheesecake, take a long strand of plain dental floss, stretch it taut, and gently press it through the cake. When you reach the bottom of the cheesecake, simply pull the floss out from underneath. I found the following recipe at the below link, if you would like to take a look at the original. There are alot of interesting things for Valentine's Day on this website. If anyone has a recipe that they would like to share, please send me an email and I will include it in the next newsletter. http://www.theholidayspot.com/valentine/recipes/cake.htm |
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