Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

Topped with Pecans

Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

  by  yoppy 

This chocolate dessert recipes bring out the best in chocolate as it blends extremely well with caramel and pecans. This chocolate cheesecake is one of the best desserts around.


Ingredients

2 cup 		        	Vanilla Wafer Crumbs
6 tbsp 		        	Margarine, melted
400 g		                	Caramel
140 g		                	Evaporated Milk
1 cup 		        	Chopped Pecans, toasted
450 g		                	Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup 	                 	Sugar
1 tsp 		                	Vanilla Essence
2  		                  	Large Eggs
1/2 cup 	                 	Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips, melted

Method

Combine crumbs and margarine, press onto bottom and sides of 9-inch spring- form pan. Bake at 180°C for 10 minutes.

In 1.5-quart heavy saucepan, melt caramel with milk over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Pour over crust. Top with pecans.

Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in chocolate, pour over pecans. Bake at 180°C for 40 minutes.

Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with whipped cream, additional chopped nuts and maraschino cherries, if desired.

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