Crust
1-1/2 cups ground graham crackers (9 whole crackers)
3 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons melted butter
Cheesecake
2 lbs cream cheese, room temperature (4 8oz packages)
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
2 eggs
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons Kahlua
4 teaspoons instant coffee powder
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Butter the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan
Mix crust ingredients and press into spring form pan, going up the sides just a bit. Bake for 7-8 minutes. Cool
Lower the oven temp to 325
In a small bowl combine the Kahlua and coffee. Stir until the coffee powder has dissolved and set aside.
With a stand mixer, cream the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs slowly one at a time and mix in the corn starch and sugar. Add the coffee mixture and mix together.
Wrap the bottom/sides of the spring form pan with foil well just for extra protection from the water. Pour the cheesecake filling in. Bake in a water bath for 1 hour. The center may giggle a bit but that is ok. Completely cool and place in the refrigerator overnight. When ready to serve, dust with cocoa powder and shaved chocolate. Slice and serve.
That looks sooooo good. I bet it tasted as good as it looks. Put on some coffee, I will be right over. ;0)
Just had a piece Ingrid. Perfect amount of coffee/Kahlua. Very yummy!
Thanks
Yum!! I need to make this!!
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