13 chocolate grand cheesecake Recipes

chocolate wafers , ground fine in a food processor (1 3/4 cups), unsalted butter, melted, cream cheese, softened, sugar, sour cream, at room temperature, freshly grated orange zest (from about 4 navel oranges), fresh orange juice, fresh orange juice, grand marnier or 2 tbsp other orange-flavored liqueur, salt, all-purpose flour, whole eggs, egg yolk, orange and tangerine marmalade (about 7 1/2 oz)

butter, plain chocolate wafer cookies, crushed (alternatively, use vanilla wafers), mascarpone cheese or 9 oz cream cheese, room temp, dark chocolate, melted, unflavored gelatin, powder, water, grand marnier, cream, nutella, sugar, dark chocolate, melted, heavy cream, grand marnier, orange , zest of, hazelnuts, finely chopped (optional)

chef karen harper , pastry chef for the black rabbit restaurant at mcmenamins edgefield in troutdale, oregon, courtesy of chef harper and mozzarella fresca. the cheesecake must be made a day in advance. (i first saw this recipe in a newspaper, but it s readily found throughout the internet.), all refrigerated ingredients should be at room temperature ., mascarpone (you can, substitute cream cheese ), sugar, grand marnier, eggs, kosher salt, in grand marnier, must be done in advance; cover and refrigerate., preheat the oven to 300of., beat the mascarpone/cream cheese until creamy. gradually beat in the sugar , salt and grand marnier., at a time add the eggs , scraping the sides of the bowl often., scrape batter into the crust and smooth the top. bake on a cookie sheet until the center barely jiggles when the pan is tapped, 45 to 55 minutes. let cool in the pan on a rack for 2 hours., unmold, cover and refrigerate overnight., chocolate graham cracker crust, chocolate graham crackers, melted unsalted butter, springform pan, preheat oven to 375of., in a food processor , blend graham crackers and butter until completely incorporated., mash the crumb mixture evenly into bottom of a 10 springform pan. bake 10 minutes ; cool completely., chocolate ganache, chopped semisweet chocolate (use top quality chocolate), heavy cream, grand marnier, be done in advance, covered and refrigerated ., bring cream just to the boil. remove from heat and stir in chocolate till incorporated., using a whisk , very gently stir in grand marnier. let ganache cool till is thick enough to spread. if ganache becomes too thick, warm it in a water bath or double boiler., candied orange slices, unpeeled oranges, sliced from top to bottom in 1/4 thick slices, sugar, water, be done in advance, covered and refrigerated ., boil orange slices in water for 10 minutes, gently stirring occasionally., stir in sugar and cook for another five minutes. remove orange slices with tongs to a baking sheet and allow them to cool completely. reserve the orange simple syrup for other culinary uses, mousse, do not do this step till ready to build the dessert., mascarpone, zest from 1 orange, heavy cream , whipped stiff, sugar, unflavored gelatin, cold water

vanilla wafer crumbs (about 45 wafers), butter, melted, cream cheese, softened, sugar, vanilla extract, salt, eggs, lightly beaten, crushed pineapple, drained, flaked coconut, unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled, creme de cacao, semisweet chocolate chunks, sour cream, sugar, vanilla extract, orange liqueur (grand marnier), flaked coconut, toasted, macadamia nuts, chopped, semisweet chocolate chips, shortening

graham cracker crumbs, ground cinnamon, brown sugar, butter, melted, white baking chocolate, cream cheese, softened, raw sugar or 1/3 cup refined sugar, eggs, carton sour cream, orange extract or 2 tsp vanilla extract, orange zest, dried apricot, chopped, orange juice, fresh squeezed, honey, grand marnier, orange zest (to garnish )

sugar, cream cheese, softened, sour cream, vanilla, eggs, orange-flavored liqueur (such as grand marnier), coffee-flavored liqueur (such as kahlua), irish cream, crushed chocolate wafers or 1 1/2 cups graham crackers, margarine or 2 tbsp butter, melted

heavy cream, semi-sweet chocolate,chopped, mascapone cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, pinc of salt, dark rum ,brandy or grand marnier(optional), sweetened whipped cream (optional), chocolate curls (optional)

bittersweet (not unsweetened ) or semisweet chocolate, chopped., chilled whipping cream, ground cinnamon, grand marnier or other orange liqueur, eggs, golden brown sugar

saltine crackers (1 sleeve), melted butter, brown sugar, cream cheese, softened, sugar, unsweetened chocolate, melted, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla, triple sec or 1/3 cup grand marnier or 1/3 cup kahlua

chocolate wafer cookies, crushed, part-skim ricotta cheese, drained, neufchatel cheese, softened, egg substitute (if frozen , thaw), skim milk, unsweetened cocoa, grand marnier (or other orange-flavored liqueur or brandy), pure vanilla extract, orange zest, egg whites, sugar, low-fat whipped cream, bittersweet chocolate curls, assortment of fresh berries (optional)

crushed chocolate wafer cookies, orange juice, semi-sweet chocolate chips, cream cheese, softened, white sugar, cornstarch, eggs, room temperature, frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate, grand marnier, orange zest, vanilla extract