Kahlúa Cheesecake

Name: Kahlúa Cheesecake
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 1/4 cups, boiling water; 4 ounces, unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup (1½ ounces), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon, instant espresso powder or instant coffee powder; 10 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups packed (10½ ounces), light brown sugar; 3 , large eggs, room temperature; 1/2 cup, sour cream, room temperature; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 1/2 teaspoons, unflavored gelatin; 1/2 cup, Kahlúa; 6 ounces, white chocolate, chopped; 1 cup, heavy cream; 1 pound, cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces), granulated sugar; 28 tablespoons (3½ sticks), unsalted butter, softened; 3 1/2 cups (14 ounces), confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 6 ounces, bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly; 2 1/2 tablespoons, Dutch-processed cocoa powder

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2020

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Cakes

Coffee, cheesecake, and chocolate cake come together in a dessert that's sure to hit the bull's-eye.

SERVES10 to 12

TIME2¾ hours, plus 2 hours cooling and 6¾ hours chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Coffee and chocolate are a match made in heaven. To combine them in a showstopping cake that tastes as beautiful as it looks, we layered intensely chocolaty cake with luscious, creamy Kahlúa-flavored cheesecake. For a cake with true chocola...

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