Guinness Cheesecake (Cheesecake Recipes)

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Prep Time: 3+ hours | Cook Time: 2 - 3 hours | Serves: 10
Dessert » Cheesecakes » American

Ingredients:

This [COLOR=#2B65B0 ! important]cheesecake[/COLOR]is very rich and creamy, and not for children. You should plan to make it a day ahead of serving.

Crust:
1 C. chocolate cookie crumbs
1/4 C. ****er, softened
2 T. white sugar
1/4 tsp. baking cocoa

Cake:
3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 C. white sugar
3 eggs
8 (1 oz.) squares semisweet chocolate
2 T. whipping cream
1 C. sour cream
1/8 tsp. salt
3/4 C. Guinness

Topping:
1 C. heavy whipping cream
3 T. confectioners' sugar
2 T. Guinness

First of all, preheat your oven to 350 F (175 C), and move a rack to the middle position. Then, pour yourself a beverage. Today, we are drinking Strongbow, because it's an awesome English cider. Never you mind that Guinness is Irish, we are multi-cultural around here.

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Step 1:

Next, ****er a 9 or 10 inch springform pan.

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Step 2: Then take some foil and wrap the bottom of it. It helps if you have the extra-wide foil - the foil is to keep the water of the water bath OUT of the cake, because soggy cheesecake is bad. Either way, wrap it up the sides, then trim the edges, and don't rip it. As evidenced by the pictures, I chose to wrap and then ****er. It works either way, so long as both are done before the next step.

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Step 3: Since I cannot find chocolate cookie crumbs in the store, I am forced to buy chocolate cookies and crush them my self. I find that a ziploc bag and a rolling pin work very well for this, especially since I don't have a food processor. If you have one, feel free to use it.

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Step 4:

Once you've got your crumbs well-crushed, combine them with the sugar and ****er in a small bowl, and mix well.

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Step 5:

Then take a medium-sized bowl and throw your cream [COLOR=#2B65B0 ! important]cheese[/COLOR]in there. It is very important that it is softened. Beat it until it's smooth. If there are lumps in there now, you will be a sad when the cheesecake is done.

I had to use a hand mixer to make my cheesecake.

Gradually add the 1 C. sugar, beating, again, until smooth. And don't forget to sc**** down the bowl once in a while.

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Step 7:

Add the eggs, one at a time.

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Step 7:

Beat at low speed until it is the super smooth, and a beautiful ****ery-yellow color.

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Step 9: Unwrap your 8 oz. chocolate, and melt them together with the 2 T. whipping cream.

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Step 10:

You have two options here - a double-boiler, or 2 to 3 minutes in the microwave. You choose. Either way, stir it until smooth. While you're at it, put a big pot of water on to boil; you'll need it in a bit.