Black And White Cheesecake Squares Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Arrange the oven racks in the center and lower third of the oven. Place a baking dish or roasting pan on the bottom rack and fill halfway with water. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• 2. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place 2 tablespoons of the sugar and the cookies in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until they become fine crumbs. Add the melted butter and pulse until moist. Press the mixture into the bottom and slightly up the sides of the springform pan. Set aside.
• 3. Beat the cream cheese and remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar until creamy in the bowl of a standing mixer or using a hand mixer. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time until just incorporated. Beat in the sour cream, flour and vanilla. Reserve 3 cups of the batter (this does not need to be refrigerated) and stir the melted chocolate and almond extract into the remaining batter. (Don't worry if there are tiny flecks of chocolate in the batter, they will bake into the cheesecake.) Pour the chocolate batter over the crust. Bake the cheesecake on the center rack of the oven until the edges are just set but the center is still a bit jiggly, 30 to 35 minutes.
• 4. Slowly pour the reserved vanilla batter over the chocolate layer and continue to bake until the cheesecake is just set but the center is slightly jiggly, another 40 to 45 minutes. Turn off the oven, open the door slightly and let the cheesecake cool 20 minutes. Remove and run a knife around the edge of the pan. Cool to room temperature and then chill overnight.
• 5. Before serving, let stand at room temperature for about 1 hour. Remove the sides of the pan. Garnish generously with white and semisweet chocolate curls.

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and butter; stir until smooth., Stir in graham cracker crumbs. Set aside 1/4 cup for topping. Press the remaining crumbs into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add egg and condensed milk; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in vanilla. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Pour into crust. Place pan on a baking sheet. , Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or until completely chilled. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. With mixer on low, add flour and salt in two additions, beating until just combined.
• Generously coat two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2- by-2 1/2-inch loaf pans (1 1/2 quarts each) with cooking spray; immediately pour in batter (pan will seem full). Tap pans on work surface to eliminate any large air bubbles.
• Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out almost clean, 60 to 75 minutes (if the tops begin to brown too quickly, tent with aluminum foil).
• Cool 10 minutes in the pan. Turn out the cakes; cool completely, with top sides up, on a wire rack.

Steps:

• MAKE CHOCOLATE CRUST:.
• Preheat oven to 250°F.
• Tightly wrap outside of 11" springform pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
• Mix together cookie crumbs and sugar in bowl.
• Add melted butter and stir until combined.
• Press mixture evenly into the bottom and sides of prepared pan.
• MAKE FILLING:.
• Beat cream cheese in mixing bowl until creamy, using electric mixer at medium speed.
• Gradually add sugar and beat until blended.
• Add vanilla and flour, mixing just until combined, at low speed.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Add yolks and half-and-half, beating until smooth.
• Stir in chopped solid ivory.
• Pour mixture into crust and smooth out top.
• Bake for 2 hours or until firm.
• Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven with door propped open for 1 hour or more.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 1 hour.
• Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• MAKE CHOCOLATE GLAZE:.
• Place corn syrup, water, butter in saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook until butter is melted and mixture comes to a boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Add chopped chocolate and rum or rum extract and let stand 30 seconds.
• Whisk until smooth.
• Loosen edge of cheesecake with knife.
• Remove cake from springform pan.
• Spread chocolate glaze over top of cheesecake.
• Refrigerate 15 minutes to set glaze.
• Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.
• Cut wedges and serve.