Mississippi Mud Chocolate Cheesecake

"INGREDIENTS For Crust 24 chocolate wafer cookies 1/4 cup melted butter 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules For Filling 8 ounce softened cream cheese A 9.7 ounce bar of chopped Bittersweet Chocolate 1/4 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened 4 large eggs 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup pecans, chopped For Topping 6 ounces of chopped Bittersweet Chocolate 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 cup marshmallow cream Bittersweet chocolate curls 1/4 cup pecans, chopped 2 tablespoons milk DIRECTION: For Crust- ● Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or 175 degrees C. ● Grease a 3-inch by 9-inch springform pan with butter. ● Blend cookies, coffee granules and sugar in a processor and add melted butter until the ingredients blend properly. ● Spread the prepared mixture evenly onto bottom and not sides of prepared pan. ● Bake for 5 minutes and set aside to cool. Maintain oven temperature. For Filling- ● Melt the chopped bittersweet chocolate over a double boiler and stir occasionally until the chocolate melts. ● Cool the melted chocolate till it is lukewarm, but make sure it is still pourable. ● Now, add cocoa powder, instant coffee granules, cornstarch and sugar in a processor and blend, until smooth. ● Mix softened cream cheese and beat well till the cheese gets incorporated properly and all lumps disappear. ● Stir in the 4 eggs to it, one at a time, mixing slowly after each just until blended. Add vanilla extract with the last egg. ● Also add lukewarm chocolate and chopped pecans to this mixture and stir until it blends properly. ● Pour filling over the prepared crust and smoothen the top surface. ● Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes, and then reduce the temperature to 200 degrees F and bake for another 2 hours. ● Cool for 5 minutes. Run knife around the rim of pan to loosen cake and chill overnight. For Topping- ● Melt chocolate chips, sugar and milk in a saucepan over low heat, until smooth. ● Pour marshmallow cream on the center of the cheesecake, and then spread it evenly over the top. ● Drizzle a layer of the chocolate mixture on the marshmallow cream and garnish with bittersweet chocolate curls and chopped pecans. ● Transfer cheesecake to platter and serve chilled!!"

Preparation Time40 min

Cooking Time3 hr 20 min