Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Chocolate-Kahlua Frosting

This is one of my favorite recipes so far. I adapted the original from here. If you're looking for a creamy dessert or are just craving some chocolate (like a lot of chocolate) then you're definitely at the right place! Now I'll just get out of your way so you can enjoy (and drool as necessary).

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients:

Crust

• 1 1/2 cups chocolate graham crackers, crushed (or if you're feeling decidedly lazy, you can buy 2-3 pre-made oreo cookie crusts)
  
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
  

Cake

• 4 (8oz) packages of cream cheese, softened to room temperature (It's important to let it soften. Don't get too impatient! It doesn't end well, trust me.)
  
• 2 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  
• scant 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
  
• 7 oz 60% (or higher) dark chocolate, chopped and melted
  
• 1/4 cup milk
  
• 1 heaping cup 60% chocoalte chips (I'm a hug fan of the Ghirardelli chocolate chips)
  

Chocolate-Kahlua Sauce

• 2/3 cup Kahlua
  
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
  
• 1 heaping cup 60% chocolate chips (again Ghirardelli is definitely the way to go)

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit.
  
• Start by making the Chocolate-Kahlua Sauce by combining the ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat until the chocolate has melted, and the mixture is smooth.
  
• Let the mixture cool a bit, then stick in in the fridge for later
  
• If you're making the crust, combine the graham cracker crumbs and the butter and press onto the bottom of a 9in springform pan. Otherwise you can just look at your pretty pre-made ones with excitement.
  
• In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
  
• Add flour and salt.
  
• Slowly beat in sugar.
  
• Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
  
• Add melted chocolate.
  
• Stir in milk and chocolate chips.
  
• Pour yummy mixture into prepared crust (or crusts as it may be.) The first time I made this I opted for lazy but only bought two crusts, and ended up with some batter left over. Try three, but don't overfill them and it should work out fine.
  
• Bake at 475 for 10-12 minutes
  
• Reduce heat to 300 and bake for 40-50 minutes longer (until filling is barely set in the middle)
  
• Remove from oven and let stand for 1 hour, removing the springform bit after about 15 minutes.
  
• Refrigerate several hours, or overnight.
  
• Remove the Chocolate-Kahlua sauce and let stand at room temperature for about 20min before covering the cheesecake with it.
  
• Add any other garnishes you'd like. I opted for Strawberries and homemade whipped cream. Yummm. Now go to the store and get your insane amounts of cream cheese!

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