Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin Copycat Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1½ Cup all purpose flour
  • ¾ Cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
  • 1½ Cup pure pumpkin puree
  • ¼ Cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoons toasted pumpkin seeds for garnish optional

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin spice. Stir to combine, set aside.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, melted butter, vanilla, and egg.
  • Make a well in the middle of the dry mixture and pour the wet mixture into the bowl. Stir with a large spoon until just combined and there are no dry pockets.
  • Fill 12 prepared muffin tins evenly with the muffin mixture. Next, make the cream cheese filling.

Cream Cheese Filling

  • Place all of the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Using a hand mixer, mix on medium speed until smooth.
  • Place mix into a piping bag or a ziplock bag and cut off a small amount off one corner. Place the piping bag into the muffins one at a time and fill insides with the cream cheese. Evenly distribute cream cheese mixture along with all the muffins, leaving a little dollop on top of each.
  • Take the pumpkin seeds and evenly distribute them around the outsides of the batter if desired.
  • Bake for 17-19 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the bread part of the muffins comes out mostly clean. Let cool in the tin for 10 minutes, take them out and place on a wire rack to cool completely.

Cheesecake Factory Snickers Copycat Recipe

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Ingredients
  • Crust:
  • 2½ cups chocolate crumbs
  • ½ stick butter melted
  • Filling:
  • 3 8 oz packages cream cheese
  • 1 c sugar
  • 2 TBSP all purpose flour
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 c sour cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 30 mini Snickers bars, chopped
  • ¼ c chocolate syrup
  • ¼ c caramel sauce
Instructions
  1. Crust:
  2. Combine crust ingredients, set aside. Heat oven to 325 degrees.
  3. Line the bottom of the cheesecake pan with wax paper.
  4. Press crust mixture onto bottom and up the sides of the pan.
  5. Bake for approximately 10 minutes then remove. Cover the entire outside of the pan with aluminum foil. Make sure that no water can get in from the water bath.
  6. Cheesecake:
  7. Lower temperature of oven to 300 degrees.
  8. Beat the cream cheese, sugar, and flour in a mixer on low. Make sure to scrape down the edges.
  9. Add eggs one at a time, beating on low.
  10. Next, add the sour cream and vanilla. Beat on low.
  11. Stir in half of the snickers bars.
  12. Add half of the filling to the pan.
  13. Pour the chocolate syrup and caramel sauce on top of the filling. Swirl into the filling.
  14. Pour the rest of the cheesecake filling in to the pan. Swirl again.
  15. Drop the cheesecake on the counter to get out air bubbles.
  16. Now, place cheesecake inside of another pan. (I had to use a deep cookie sheet). Add water as deep as possible. Make sure not to go above the top edge of the aluminum foil.
  17. Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
  18. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven resting for 20 minutes.
  19. Crack open the oven door and leave again 20 minutes or until set.
  20. Remove from oven and chill.
  21. Remove the cheesecake from the pan and top with the rest of the Snickers and drizzle with chocolate syrup and caramel. Add whipped cream just before serving.

Disney World Apple Pie Recipe

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Apple Pie from Whispering Canyon Café at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge 
Makes one 9-inch pie 

PIE CRUST 

  • 4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces 
  • 1/4 cup shortening 
  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 
  • 4 teaspoons sugar 
  • 1/8 teaspoon coarse salt 
  • 1/3 cup 2% milk 

APPLES 

  • 1 cup water 
  • 6 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced 
  • 2 teaspoons apple pie spice 

APPLE PIE BATTER 

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened 
  • 2/3 cup sugar 
  • 2 egg 
  • 1 1/2 cups flour 
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt 
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream 

FOR PIE CRUST: 

  1. Combine butter, shortening, flour, sugar, and salt in bowl of electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix at medium speed until crumbly.  
  2. Add milk and mix until incorporated.  
  3. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and rest in refrigerator for 30 minutes.  
  4. Roll to 1/4-inch thickness and place in 9-inch pie plate.  
  5. Set aside. 

FOR APPLES: 

  1. Bring water to simmer in large pot.  
  2. Place apples in a steamer basket and add to pot. Steam for 10 minutes. Remove from water. 
  3. Cool to room temperature and toss with apple pie spice.  

FOR APPLE PIE BATTER: 

  1. Cream butter and sugar in bowl of stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until fluffy. Add eggs and mix until just incorporated.  
  2. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in small bowl. Slowly add to mixer and beat on medium speed until combined.  
  3. Add cream and mix until smooth.  
  4. Set aside until ready to bake.  

FOR APPLE PIE: 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place 1/2 cup apple pie batter on top of pie crust, spread until smooth. Top with apples and remaining apple pie batter.  
  2. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake 20 more minutes, until golden brown.  
  3. Cool to room temperature before serving. If desired, top pie with sliced almonds and dust with confectioners’ sugar once cooled. 

Starbucks Unicorn Cake Pop Recipe Copycat

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Ingredients

  • 24 cake pop sticks
  • cake pop former 11/4 inch in diameter or small cookie scoop
  • deep narrow cup
  • white sprinkles
  • Styrofoam
  • Cake:
  • 1 box Pillsbury classic white cake mix
  • 2 tbsp Pillsbury creamy supreme vanilla frosting
  • Candy coating:
  • 1 12 oz bag Wilton candy melts
  • 1 1/2 tsp Crisco shortening

Instructions

  • Bake the cake according to the package and leg it cool down to room temperature.
  • Cut the cake into 4 pieces and peel away the browned outside layer of the cake. I peel off the outer layer because it tends to be too dry to form the cake pop.
  • In a large bowl, crumble the cake with your hands. Add 2 tbsp of frosting to the crumbled cake and mix with a spoon or your hands.
  • Shape the cake into balls and place them into the cake pop former. Make sure the cake ball is a little bit bigger than the size of the press. Once the cake ball is pressed tightly, remove extra cake from the sides and roll the ball with your hands to smooth any imperfections.
  • Melt about 1/4 cup of candy melts in a small bowl. Heat in 30 second intervals to avoid overheating the candy.
  • Dip the tip of each cake pop stick into the melted candy and poke it into to ball about half way through. Place each cake pop onto a baking sheet and transfer to the freezer for about 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, melt the rest of the candy in a bowl. Make sure you melt them in 30 second intervals with mixing in between. Once it's melted well, add 1 1/2 tsp Crisco shortening and mix well with a whisk or fork. Then pour the melted candy into a tall narrow cup.
  • Once the cake pops have been in the freezer for 20 min, dip each into the cup and tilt to the sides slowly to make sure the entire cake pop is covered. Then slowly pull up the cake pop. (Don't swirl the cake pop) Hold the cake pop in one hand and tap your wrist so that all the extra melted candy drips off.
  • Decorate as shown
  • Place in a Styrofoam block and let it stand for about an hour.

Starbucks Guava Passionfruit Drink Copycat Recipe

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FOR THE SYRUP
2 c. 

small pineapple chunks, plus two wedges and two pineapple leaves, optional, for garnish

1/3 c. 

sugar

1 

 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, sliced into very thin coins

FOR EACH DRINK
3/4 c. 

unsweetened coconut milk

1/2 c. 

guava juice

2 tbsp. 

passion fruit juice

1 to 2 tbsp. pomegranate or tart cherry juice

Ice

 
DIRECTIONS
  1. In a small saucepan, over medium heat combine pineapple, ½ cup water, sugar, and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and let simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a measuring cup or bowl, pressing on solids to release any extra juices; discard solids. 
  2. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine 2 tablespoons of pineapple-ginger syrup, coconut milk, guava juice, passionfruit juice, and 1 tablespoon pomegranate juice. Add more pomegranate juice, if desired for a darker color. Shake vigorously until well chilled. 
  3. Pour into two glasses filled with ice. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and leaf. 

Disney Pretzel Copycat Recipe

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Ingredients:
Store-bought pizza dough (room temperature)
Sea salt flakes
2 egg whites, whisked
Flour

Store-bought cheese dip or mustard

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. Use a non-stick cookie sheet.
  3. Allow the store-bought pizza dough to reach room temperature.
  4. On a lightly floured surface, cut the dough into 4 pieces to make 4 pretzels.
  5. Working on 1 pretzel at a time, separate the dough into 3 balls, one ball larger than the other two.
  6. Roll out the largest piece for the head and the smaller pieces for the ears. Tip: Don’t over-flour the dough; keep it sticky.
  7. Create 3 circles with the dough. The large circle will be Mickey’s head, and the two smaller circles will be his ears.
  8. Make sure the small circles are attached to the large circle. The dough should be sticky enough so his ears are attached to create one fun pretzel!
  9. Brush the pretzel with the egg whites and lightly sprinkle with sea salt flakes.
  10. Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve with a cheesy dip or mustard!

Disney Grilled Cheese Copycat Recipe

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INGREDIENTS

  1. 8 slices of artisan bread
    8 cheddar cheese slices
    8 provolone slices
  1. For the cream cheese spread:
    1/2 cup of cream cheese
    1/2 cup of shredded cheddar or Double Gloucester cheese
    2 tablespoons of heavy cream
    1/4 teaspoon of coarse salt
  1. For the garlic spread:
    1 cup of mayonnaise
    1 1/2 teaspoons of minced garlic
    1/2 teaspoon of coarse salt

DIRECTIONS

For the cream cheese spread:

  1. Combine the cream cheese, cheddar or Double Gloucester, heavy cream, and salt in a food processor.
  2. Blend until smooth and set aside.

For the garlic spread:

  1. Combine the mayonnaise, garlic, and salt in small bowl.
  2. Stir until blended and set aside.

For the sandwich:

  1. Lay out artisan bread slices on parchment paper or a large cutting board.
  2. Place 2 slices of cheddar on 4 of the bread slices. Place 2 slices of provolone on remaining bread slices.
  3. Equally spoon the cream cheese spread on the slices with provolone. Gently smooth cream cheese spread over each slice.
  4. Press cheddar side and provolone side together.
  5. Heat a large skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes, until hot.
  6. Brush both sides of the sandwiches with the garlic spread.
  7. Grill sandwiches for 2 minutes on each side, until cheese is melted and bread is golden brown!

Disney Monte Cristo Sandwich Recipe Copycat

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INGREDIENTS

1 egg
1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons water
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
8 slices egg bread (challah works well), sliced 1/2-inch thick
8 thin slices ham
8 thin slices turkey
8 thin slices Swiss cheese
3 cups canola oil
Confectioners sugar
Blackberry preserves

PREPARATION

Line a cookie sheet with paper towels; set aside. Whisk the egg and water together in a mixing bowl. Add flour, salt, and baking powder and whisk thoroughly for 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth, scraping sides of bowl. On one slice of bread, arrange 2 slices of ham, turkey, and cheese, covering the bread evenly. Place another slice of bread on top and slice each sandwich in half diagonally.

Heat oil to between 365 degrees F and 375 degrees F in a 10-inch pan. Do not let the oil reach a higher temperature than this; if the oil starts to smoke, turn the heat down. Dip half of the sandwich into the batter, allowing excess to drain, and very carefully place into the oil. Repeat with the other sandwich half. Cook 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Place the cooked sandwich on the prepared cookie sheet in a warm oven until ready to serve. Repeat with the other three sandwiches.

Cook one at a time, and allow the oil to reach the desired temperature between each. Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar and serve with blackberry preserves on the side.

Starbucks S'mores Bar Copycat Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 2  Cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 12  Tablespoons  butter (melted)
  • 1/2 Cup powdered sugar
  • 4 Hershey Chocolate Bar (use 4.4 ounce bars)
  • 1 package mini marshmallows

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

  2. Grease 9x13 pan with non-stick butter spray

  3. In a medium size bowl mix graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar and butter with a spoon

  4. Place mixture in the bottom of the baking pan. Distribute the mixture evenly and press down and firmly with your fingers to "pack it" along the bottom and sides of the pan.

  5. Place in oven and bake for approx. 5-8 minutes (just until sides begin to get a bit golden brown)
  6. Remove from oven and let cool.
  7. Lay the Hershey bars on top of the graham cracker mixture - covering up all of the graham cracker as completely as possible.
  8. Place in over for approx. 3 minutes 
  9. Let cool for 1-2 min.
  10. Place marshmallows on top of the chocolate - pack them in their closely next to each other.

  11. Turn oven to "broil" - put pan into oven and keep an eye on it, apx. 2 minutes. 

  12. Let them cool completely 

  13. Cut and serve - enjoy!

Starbucks Double Chocolate Brownie Copycat Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 3.5 ounce bars Ghirardelli Intense Dark 72% Cacao, Twilight Delight bar
Instructions
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 9x13 baking pan then line with parchment paper, spraying it first helps the parchment paper to stick.
  • In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer beat together the butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla.
  • Once the mixtures have combined, add the eggs in one at a time, beating in between each addition.
  • In a small mixing bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Slowly mix in the dry ingredients to the butter mixture.
  • Coarsely chop 1 of the chocolate bars into chunks. Then with a wooden spoon or spatula mix in the one (1) bar of chocolate that is chopped or 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
  • Spread the batter into the 9x13 prepared pan. 
  • Coarsely chop 1 the remaining chocolate bars into chunks, sprinkle over the brownie batter in the pan and gently press into the batter.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes, until brownies begin to pull away from the side of the pan.

Starbucks Coffee Cake Copycat Recipe

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READY IN: 1hr 20mins
SERVES: 8
YIELD: 1 9x13 baking dish
UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition
  • TOPPING
  • 1
    cup all-purpose flour
  • 1
    cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • 1⁄2
    cup butter (softened)
  • 1
    teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1⁄2
    cup pecans (chopped)
  • BATTER
  • 1
    cup butter (softened)
  • 3⁄4
    cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • 1⁄2
    cup granulated sugar
  • 2
     eggs
  • 1 1⁄2
    teaspoons vanilla
  • 2
    cups all-purpose flour
  • 1
    teaspoon baking powder
  • 1⁄4
    teaspoon salt
  • 1⁄3
    cup half-and-half

DIRECTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Make topping by combining 1 cup flour with brown sugar, a stick of softened butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl. Mixture should have the consistency of moist sand. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
  • In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
  • In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add this dry mixture to the moist ingredients a little bit at a time. Add half n half and mix well.
  • Spoon the batter into a 9 x 13-inch baking pan that has been buttered and dusted with a light coating of flour.
  • Sprinkle the crumb topping over the batter. Be sure the topping completely covers the batter.
  • Bake cake for 50 minutes, or until the edges just begin to turn light brown. Cool and slice into 8 pieces.
  • Serves 8.

Cheesecake Factory Caramel Apple Cheesecake

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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 cup plus 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter ; melted
  • 1 can apple pie filling ; (21 ounces) rinsed with cold water and drained
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • OR APPLE PIE SPICE
  • 4 packages cream cheese ; (8 ounces EACH), softened
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 pint sour cream
  • CRUMB TOPPING
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • Whipped cream ; optional
  • 1 jar caramel topping ; (12 ounces OR larger), heated

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and butter, mixing well. Press into bottom and part way up sides of 9 1/2-inch springform pan. (DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE A SMALLER SIZE PAN). Wrap a double thickness of foil around bottom of pan to catch any butter leakage from crust. Set aside.

Drain and rinse apples well. Mix gently with cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar; set aside.

In large bowl of electric mixer, beat together cream cheese, vanilla and remaining 1 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Then beat in sour cream until mixture is smooth. Turn 1/2 of mixture into crumb crust. Spoon apples evenly over top. Cover with remaining cream cheese mixture, distributing evenly.

Bake in preheated 400F oven 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and continue baking 15 minutes. Sprinkle top evenly with Crumb Topping and continue baking 45 minutes longer. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until well chilled.

At serving time pipe whipped cream in border around outside edge of cheesecake, if desired. Serve slices in a pool of warm caramel topping and with caramel drizzled over top.

CRUMB TOPPING:

Mix 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, I teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/3 cup flour until crumbly. Refrigerate until ready to use.

McDonald's Copycat Shamrock Shake

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INGREDIENTS
3 

large scoops vanilla ice cream (about 1/4 c. each)

1/4 c. 

heavy cream

1/2 tsp. 

peppermint extract

6 

drops green food coloring

Whipped cream, for topping

Maraschino cherry, for topping

 
DIRECTIONS
  1. In a blender, mix vanilla ice cream, heavy cream, peppermint extract, and food coloring until completely smooth, then pour into a glass.
  2. Top with whipped cream and a cherry before serving.

Starbucks Lemon Cake Pop Copycat Recipe

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INGREDIENTS:
  • Betty Crocker White Cake Mix, and the supplies listed on the back of the box. 
  • lemon cream cheese buttercream recipe: cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and lemon and vanilla extracts.
  • yellow Wilton Candy Melts
  • sugar sprinkles

 

HOW TO:

 

  1. Make your white cake according to package directions. For Betty Crocker mixes, that means 3 egg whites, 1 1/4 C water, and 1/3 C oil with the mix, baked at 350 for 29-34 minutes.
  2. Once you’ve baked your cake, let it cool completely. 
  3. Start your lemon cream cheese buttercream. You’ll want 1 block of room-temperature cream cheese (8 oz), 2 sticks of butter (1 cup), 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla, and 2 teaspoons of lemon extract. 
  4. Cream this together until it’s nice and fluffy, very well whipped.
  5. Slowly beat in 3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, whipping it with a mixer until it’s perfectly creamy. 
  6. When the cake is fully cooled, crumble it to bits. Then, add in a couple of spoonfuls of the frosting. Stir and smush until it’s fully combined, then continue squishing until it combines into a thick dough, adding slightly more frosting if needed.
  7. When the dough is ready, chill it for about 15-30 minutes before rolling it into balls, then once you’ve rolled all of the dough into quarter-sized balls, go ahead and pop those in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
  8. Melt your yellow Wilton Candy Melts. Double boiler or microwave is fine.
  9. Dip your chilled cake balls in the melted white chocolate, coating it, then removing it. If you’re making cake pops, your technique will be slightly different from mine using a fork. Place the dipped balls on parchment or waxed paper, then sprinkle with the sprinkles before the chocolate hardens.

 

 

 

Starbucks Cherry Blossom Frappuccino

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  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp. granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup chopped strawberries
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp. matcha powder, plus more for topping
  • ice

Directions

  1. Before starting on the Frappuccino, make the white chocolate syrup. In a sauce pan over medium heat, combine milk, vanilla, and sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add in chocolate pieces and stir continually until fully melted. Let cool.
  2. In a blender, add in strawberries, milk, matcha powder, 1/4 cup of the white chocolate syrup, and ice. Blend together until smooth. 
  3. In your serving glass, drizzle more white chocolate syrup along the bottom and sides of the cup. Pour the blended strawberry drink, top with whipped cream, and sprinkle with matcha poweder, and serve.

Cheesecake Factory Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake

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FOR THE FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE
7 oz semisweet chocolate (45-50% cocoa)
4/5 cup butter
1 cup sugar, divided use
4 eggs, separated
FOR THE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
2 pkgs (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
4 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
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CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
4 large egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided use
6 oz semi-sweet baking chocolate, chopped in small pieces
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CHOCOLATE GANACHE
12 oz semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped finely (or use chips)
1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
 
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch cake tin with greaseproof or other non-stick paper, and grease the tin.
2. To make the flourless chocolate cake:
Break the chocolate into small pieces, and melt it with butter over hot water.

Beat the egg yolks with 1/2 cup sugar. Fold in the melted butter and chocolate mixture.

Beat egg whites until frothy by using an electric mixer; gradually add the remaning 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.

Fold in the beaten egg whites.

Set aside.
3. To make the cheesecake:
Blend cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar; add eggs.

Add melted chocolate, beating until thick and smooth.
4. To assemble and bake:
Pour flourless chocolate cake mixture into prepared pan.

Very carefully spread cheesecake mixture over batter.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until cheesecake is firm in center.

Cool completely.
5. To finish the cheesecake:
After cheesecake has completely cooled and chilled for about 30 minutes, spread a layer of mousse over cheesecake and let it set in refrigerator or freezer.

After mousse has firmed, spread a layer of ganache over that and let it firm in the refrigerator or freezer.
6. For chocolate mousse:
Beat egg yolks in a small bowl on high speed until thick and lemon colored, about 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar then beat. Set aside.

Heat 1 cup heavy cream in saucepan over medium heat just until hot. (Do not boil.) Gradually stir half of the hot cream into egg yolk mixture then conbine back into hot cream in saucepan. Cook over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture is blended and thickens.Let cool for 10 minutes, then add chocolate to mixture and stir until thick, about 5 minutes.

Cover and refrigerate for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, just until chilled.

Beat remaining 1 1/2 cups heavy cream in chilled medium bowl until stiff. Mix 3/4 of the whipped cream into chocolate mixture until blended. Fold remaining whipped cream gradually into chocolate mixture until well blended.
7. For chocolate ganache:
Pour chopped chocolate (or chocolate chips) into a metal mixing bowl. Stirring constantly, heat whipping cream, butter and finally in a small saucepan to just about boiling, but don't let it actually come to a boil. You should see bubbles forming around the edges of the pot. If you're using a thermometer, heat it to about 180 degrees. Immediately pour hot cream mixture over chocolate and use a small whisk to mix until completely smooth.