Butterfinger Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Crust
    1 1/2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
    6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/8 cup golden brown sugar
    Cheesecake
    3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened to room temperature
    2 tablespoons vanilla
    1 cup sugar, sifted
    1 cup sour cream
    4 large eggs
    1 3/4 cups crushed butterfinger candy bars (divided)
    5 ounces semisweet chocolate
    5 ounces heavy cream (or a bit less)
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F
    Butter 9 inch springform pan. Blend crumbs, brown sugar, butter and vanilla until moist. Press into bottom and 2 inches up sides of pan.
    For Filling, beat cream cheese, sugar, and 2 Tablespoons vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Beat in sour cream. Add eggs 1 at a time beating after each addition. Add 1 1/2 cups crushed Butterfingers. Pour into pan. Bake about an hour or until golden on top, cracked on edges and set a little in center. Transfer to cooling rack. Cool completely.
    Meanwhile, coarsely chop chocolate and place in medium bowl. Heat cream until it begins to boil. Pour cream over chocolate let sit 1 minute and stir until smooth.
    Take 1/3 chocolate mix and put in Ziploc bag. Set aside. Put remaining chocolate in fridge for about 10 minutes to thicken. Remove and spread over cake. Then sprinkle remaining Butterfingers over glaze. Finally drizzle remaining chocolate from bag over the top. Refrigerate over night.

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