White Chocolate and Lemon Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
- 5 tablespoon butter, melted
- 8 ounce white chocolate
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 pound cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 6 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 3 tablespoon butter
Instructions
Combine cookies and butter and press into a lightly buttered 10-inch springform pan. Melt the chocolate with the cream until mixture is smooth. Cool. Beat the cream cheese with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the cooled chocolate mixture. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well. Beat in the lemon juice, zest and extract. Pour into crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool and then refrigerate. Combine chocolates and syrup and heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and add butter. Spread warm glaze over the cake and smooth.