Kahlua Cheesecake Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Cut softened cream cheese into pieces.
• Prepare chocolate crumb crust and press firmly into a nine-inch springform pan.
• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt chocolate with Kahlua and butter; stir until smooth.
• Set aside.
• In bowl, combine eggs, sugar and salt; add sour cream and blend well.
• Add cream cheese to egg mixture; beat until smooth.
• Gradually blend in chocolate mixture.
• Turn into prepared crust and bake for 35 minutes or until filling is barely set in centre.
• Turn off heat and let stand in oven for 15 minutes with door open; then take out of oven and let stand at room temperature for one hour.
• Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings if desired.

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients, mix well.
• Firmly press into bottom of 9 nch springform pan.
• Bake at 325 for 5 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese with mixer until light and fluffy.
• Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, mixing well.
• Beat in 1/2 cup cocoa.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each one.
• Stir in next 3 ingredients.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.
• Combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla, spread over hot cheesecake, Bake at 425 for 5 minutes.
• Let cool to room temperature on a wire reck.
• Chill 8 hours or overnight.
• Remove side of springform pan.
• Garnish with chocolate curls.

Steps:

• Brownie Layer:.
• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Melt butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat.
• Set aside to cool.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, eggs, powdered coffee and vanilla extract until blended.
• Stir in cooled chocolate mixture.
• Spread batter in an even layer in prepared pan.
• Cheesecake Layer:.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and flour in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Beat in liqueur, vanilla extract and cinnamon.
• Carefully pour over brownie layer and spread in an even layer.
• Bake 20 minutes until the top is almost set.
• Sour Cream Layer:.
• Mix sour cream and sugar.
• After bars have baked 20 minutes, remove pan from oven and carefully spread sour cream mixture over top.
• Return to oven and bake 10 minutes longer.
• Cool pan completely on wire rack before cutting in bars.

Steps:

• Lightly oil the base of a 23cm spring-form tin. Melt the butter in a pan, stir in the crushed biscuits and press on to the base of the tin with the back of a spoon. Chill while you make the filling.
• Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring halfway through. Remove the bowl from the pan. Preheat the oven to 160C/gas 3/fan 140C.
• Beat the cheese and sugar together with an electric hand mixer until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, but don't over-beat. With the beater on low speed, blend in the melted chocolate, the cream and the Kahlúa. Pour on to the biscuit base and bake on a baking sheet for 55 minutes-1 hour or until set. Test by touching the surface, which should be shiny, and a bit wobbly and darker in the centre. Loosen the cheesecake from the tin with a round-bladed knife and leave to cool. Chill for 3 hours or overnight.
• Take the cheesecake from the tin. For the topping, combine the crème fraîche with the Kahlúa and spread over the top. Dust lightly with cocoa powder and serve in wedges with a little Kahlúa poured over each slice.