Chocolate Toffee Cheesecake

Posted on by March 15, 2015

Chocolate Toffee Cheesecake

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Serves 12
Inspiration Food and Drink March 2015

Ingredients

  • 4oz bittersweet or dark chocolate (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 250 gm pkg cream cheese (at room temperature)
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 Large egg
  • 1 Tsp vanilla
  • 1/3 cup Skor toffee bits

Crust

  • 12 - 13 chocolate wafer cookies (to edge the pie)
  • 25 - 30 chocolate wafer cookes (about 1 1/4 cups crumbs)
  • 3 Tbsp melted butter

Directions

Separate out 12 or 13 whole chocolate wafer cookies.

Place the 25 - 30 chocolate wafer cookies in a large clear plastic bag (or between two sheets of wax paper). Roll the chocolate wafer cookies with a rolling pin. Use a fair bit of pressure, pounding slightly to break down the cookies. You could also use a food processor, but leave them coarse.
Mix the chocolate crumbs with the 3 tbsp of melted butter. Place the remaining buttered crumbs on the bottom of the spring form pan. Arrange the 12 whole cookies around the edge of the pan.
Chocolate Toffe Cheesecake - arrange the base
Combine the chocolate and half of the milk in a heatproof bowl. Set over a steamer or saucepan of hot (not boiling water) and heat until the chocolate is melted, stirring until smooth. Set it aside to cool.
Chocolate Toffe Cheesecake - melt the chocolate mixture
If the cream cheese is not a room temperature, soften for about 1 1 1/2 minutes at power 2 (or lowest) of microwave.

Beat the cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy.

Beat in remaining milk, egg and vanilla until smooth.
Chocolate Toffe Cheesecake - make the cheesecake mixture
Transfer 1/2 cup to another bowl and stir in the toffee bits; set aside.
Chocolate Toffe Cheesecake - the toffee mixture
Beat the melted chocolate into the large bowl of filling.
Chocolate Toffe Cheesecake - add the chocolate
Spoon chocolate filling over the crust and smooth. Spoon the toffee filling over the top of the cake. Swirl with a toothpick or wooden skewer.
Chocolate Toffe Cheesecake - add the toffee mixture
Bake in a preheated 325 deg F oven for 45 - 55 minutes or just until it has puffed in the center.
Chocolate Toffe Cheesecake
Refrigerate until cold. It tastes better if you take it out of the fridge about a half an hour before you wish to serve it. You may wish to serve it topped with some fresh fruit.