Kahlúa chocolate cheesecake

Kahlúa chocolate cheesecake

Decadent, tempting chocolate cheesecake with the taste of coffee liqueur

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 12

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Takes 1 hour 30 minutes, plus chilling time

Method

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
Try

The double mudslide

Mix over ice: 2.5cl Kahlúa, 2.5cl Tia Lusso, 2.5cl vodka and 2.5cl cream - a perfect coffee cocktail.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2002.

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  • 03 November 2007

    smokey67 rated this recipe

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  • 23 November 2007

    Ilze rated and commented on this recipe

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    tasty and easy!

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  • 11 December 2007

    Josefine rated and commented on this recipe

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    Might just be my new favorite dessert!

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  • 12 December 2007

    David Greaves commented on this recipe

    Recipe was easy to follow and the result was greatly enjoyed by everyone who ate it

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  • 12 December 2007

    David Greaves rated this recipe

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  • 14 December 2007

    Trudi rated and commented on this recipe

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    I used amaretto instead of Kahlua, worked a charm!

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  • 04 January 2008

    ljdoherty205 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this for pudding on Christmas Day - Yummy!!!

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  • 06 February 2008

    clacketwood commented on this recipe

    Shame this does not list calorie and fat content, like most of your recipes do

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  • 14 February 2008

    hannahpanda rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was brilliant! Wonderful cheesecake texture and tasted delicious

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  • 08 May 2008

    debbie commented on this recipe

    This was delicious, just gorgeous and I'll definately make it. I omitted the alcohol, i'm not keen on the flavour in chocolate puddings, but still scrummy and I got many compliments. I served mine with fresh raspberries and softly whipped cream. Yummy!

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  • 08 October 2008

    Tina S. rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this cake for my birthday and everyone, including me, loved it (use Bailey's i/o Kahlua cause that's what I had). I would like to know whether it can come out a little more moist. Although I made it a couple of times, it comes out a bit dry for cheesecake; I wonder if it's the solid-melted chocolate?

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  • 05 January 2009

    Indiana 77 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is truly delicious. I used Tia Maria instead of Kahlua (works just as fine). I'll definitely prepare it again.

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  • 25 January 2009

    PolyVinylBride rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I left out the Kahlua and it was absolutely sensational. Made it as a birthday cake for my brother and it was gone in seconds! The outside had a bit of a bitter dry crust but when i removed it (v. carefully!) we were left with an absolutely gorgeous really creamy and chocolately cheesecake. Would make again for sure.

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  • 28 January 2009

    helen commented on this recipe

    I really enjoyed making this cheesecake, I made it with and without the Kahula and both times it was lovely, my dad really loved it so I shall be making it again for him!!!

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  • 20 March 2009

    LV20000 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Tastes great but cooked twice now and both times deep cracks appeared!

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  • 31 March 2009

    Evenstar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Unashamedly (and probably pretty calorifically!) decadent . This was a doddle to make and it went down an absolute storm! I will definitely be making this again!

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  • 06 April 2009

    SamanthaH rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This cake was amazing! It was really easy to make and really satisfying. It came out absolutely gorgeous and my friends didn't believe at first that I had made it myself. I did get a deep crack in the cake, but it was nothing that some boozy creme fraiche and chocolate shavings couldn't cover up. I will be making this cake again and again and again!

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  • 16 June 2009

    SCGH rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Brilliant cheesecake! This is now my all-time favourite cheesecake. I used low-fat cream cheese and low-fat crème fraîche and it still tasted great. I left it to cool in the springform tin, and I think this may have been why it cracked. But the cream fraîche covered the cracks. I also halved the recipie and used a 14cm tin. I would probably increase the base mixture next time (I like a thicker base).

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  • 26 July 2009

    Marina rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fabulous! Quick, easy and a real hit. I used a 19cm cake tin and cooked it for almost 70 mins and it turned out perfectly. Don't forget to run a palette knife around sides of tin as soon as you take it out of the oven so it doesn't crack.

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  • 03 September 2009

    stix rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made this today and iot was delicious. Would definately make it again, a lovely creamy texture and rich flavour of the dark chocolate and kahlua.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 12

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Takes 1 hour 30 minutes, plus chilling time

For adults only!

Ingredients

FOR THE BASE

  • 50g butter
  • 225g plain chocolate digestive biscuits , crushed

FOR THE FILLING

  • 225g dark chocolate (at least 50% cocoa solids), broken
  • 2 x 200g full fat soft cheese , at room temperature
  • 100g golden caster sugar
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 0 284ml carton double cream
  • 5 tbsp Kahlúa

FOR THE TOPPING

  • 200ml tub crème fraîche
  • 2 tbsp Kahlúa
  • cocoa powder , for dusting
  • extra Kahlúa to serve
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