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German Chocolate Cheesecake!




If you love cheesecake and chocolate and especially anything German chocolate, you will love this "German Chocolate Cheesecake!  Every time I post a recipe that involves German Chocolate, I get comments from folks that there is no such chocolate or cake or whatever in Germany and they don't understand why we call such chocolate creations "German" chocolate.  They would be right, but German Chocolate was not named German chocolate because it's made in Germany or because it has anything to do with Germany.   The chocolate was name for the man who created it, Sam German, who worked for the Baker's chocolate company.   So when you look for German Chocolate, it's on the baking aisle and will be made by Baker's.


I seriously think this is one of the best cheesecakes ever, but I hardly meet a cheesecake I don't like...lol.  You can be the judge!  You do need a springform pan for this, so invest in one if you don't have one.  They come in really handy.  Here is what you will need for this decadent cheesecake:


Crust
1  1/2 cups crushed Oreo crumbs (about 20 cookies)
2  Tbs. brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted

Filling
2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
4 oz. Baker's German Chocolate, melted and cooled
2/3 cups brown sugar, packed
2 Tbs. powdered baking cocoa
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond extract

Topping
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup half and half cream
5 Tbs. of butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


In a small bowl, combine the Oreo crumbs, brown sugar and butter.  Press in the bottom and up the sides of a 9" springform pan. Place the pan on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.  Remove and allow to cool.


In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese until it's smooth.  Beat in the German chocolate, brown sugar and cocoa. Add eggs and beat just until combined.  Add the vanilla and almond extracts.


Place the springform pan in a double thickness of aluminum foil and wrap it around the outside tightly. Fill with the cheesecake filling.


 Place the springform pan in a larger baking pan and fill the larger pan with 1 inch of water.  Place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 50 to 55 minutes. 


Remove the springform pan from the hot water bath and allow to cool for about 10 - 15 minutes.  Run a sharp knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the crust.  Allow to cool for about another hour.  Refrigerate for about 4 hours or overnight.  


Combine the topping ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat.  Bring to a boil.  Boil and stir constantly for 3 minutes.    Allow the topping to cool.  



 When it has cooled sufficiently, remove the sides of the springform pan and spread the topping evenly over cheesecake.  Serve.   Be sure to refrigerate leftovers.



German Chocolate Cheesecake!


16 comments:

  1. How far up the sides do you press the crust?

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  2. Jeeez Louise that looks amazing!

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  3. G'day! Love your photo and your recipe, TRUE!
    Might have to put this on my list to do!
    Cheers!
    Joanne
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  4. Could I do this to my hubby? He tried so hard while I was gone to eat healthy????

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  5. Could this be made in ready Oreo pie crust? Has anyone tried it?

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    1. You would have to take the crust out of the pan to add the other ingredients (brown sugar and butter). So I'm going to say NO it would not work.

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    2. No! A pie crust is not deep enough to fold the filling!

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  6. Making this tonight for our Mother's Day celebration tomorrow. I'm sure it will be delicious! mw from CO

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  7. if you live in germany they have Milk cream cheese which is amazing

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  8. Anyway to print this?

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    1. copy and paste in notepad and then print off

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  9. 1. You never said anything about "pour batter into pan "
    2. What " leftovers? "

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  10. German Chocolate is my husband's favorite and we love cheesecake! Can't wait to try it!

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  11. Still no buttons to share your recipes with! If I can't share I will have to stop following your site!

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    1. I am not sure what sort of buttons you are looking for, but there are buttons for social media both at the top of the post and at the end of the post. If you are on a phone, you will need to change your view to 'web view' to see them. Hope that helps. You can also share the posts on Facebook if you are originally seeing them there.

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