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	Recipe excerpted with permission of the author from 1001 Chocolate Recipes Š1998 by Gregg Gillespie. All Rights reserved This week's Dessert of the Week, Chocolate Fudge Cheesecake, is brought to us from the famous chef Gregg Gillespie the author of 1001 Chocolate treats. His Chocolate Cheesecake is delicious and sure to be loved by everyone at your dinner table. Chocolate Fudge Cheesecake What you need: Crust 1 1/4 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 3 tablespoons of butter or margarine, melted Filling: 11 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature 1 cup of granulated sugar 1/4 cup of cocoa powder 2 teaspoons of coffee liqueur ( optional) 3 large eggs What you do: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan. To make the crust, in a large bowl, combine the crumbs and sugar. Mix in the melted butter. Press the mixture evenly onto the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees. To make the filling, in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. beat in the cocoa powder until blended. Beat in the coffee liqueur. beat in the eggs. Pour over the crust and bake for 1 hour, or until firm. Cool slightly. Cover with waxed paper and chill for at least 3 hours. Remove the side of the pan before serving. Baking notes: This cheesecake can be prepared and refrigerated up to 48 hours in advance of serving. Cheesecake Recipe Library See our library of cheesecake recipes - some decadent and others more weight conscious, but ALL delicious. Cookies and Cream Cheesecake This week's dessert of the Week features Cookies and Cream Cheesecake. This decadent chocolate sandwich cookie cheesecake is so delicious the whole family will love it! Vanilla Sugar Cookies This week marks the beginning of our popular annual holiday event Cookie of the Week. Our first cookie recipe is brought to us from cookbook author and chef Gregg Gillespie. Gregg has every recipe you could ever want - including the ones from your grandmother's cookbook and numerous brownie recipes. Gregg's Vanilla Sugar Cookies are great for the holidays and very versatile. They can be made into round shapes or for the holidays, into any cookie cutter you desire. They also can be decorated. The Vanilla Sugar Cookie recipe can also be used all year around- it's a super basic recipe for Valentine's Day cookies, Easter cookies, Halloween cookies, Christmas cookies etc...		The Chocolate Bible more Chocolate Books more Dessert Books FREE Chocolate Recipes Secret World of Basset Hounds See my Basset friends see my favorite biscotti interview with the Cake Mix Doctor, Anne Byrn more cake books more baking books more Bakeware Sets more Baking Supplies

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	Recipe excerpted with permission of the author from 1001 Chocolate Recipes. Š1998 by Gregg Gillespie. All Rights reserved