Milk Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup oreo cookie crumbs
• 1 cup butter cookie crumbs
• 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
• 3 lbs cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups sugar, divided
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup milk chocolate, melted
• 2 cups fresh raspberries
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1/4 cup grand marnier
• whipped cream (in a pastry bag with star tip)
• fresh mint sprig
• chocolate curls
• powdered sugar, in shaker
• cocoa powder, in shaker

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 combine the crumbs and the butter together. mix well and press into a 10-inch springform pan. in a processor, with the metal blade, mix the cream cheese until smooth. add the sugar and blend. add the eggs, one at a time to thoroughly incorporate into the cheese mixture. add the heavy cream. add the flour, salt and vanilla and blend until smooth. in a steady stream, pour in the melted chocolate.
• 3 pour in the prepared pan. bake for one hour and fifteen minutes, or until the cake is set; the cake is ready when it's just jiggly in the center, don't over-bake. remove from the oven and with a knife and loosen the sides from the pan. this will prevent the cake from splitting down the center. completely cool the cake before cutting.
• 4 for the sauce:.
• 5 in a mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients together and allow to sit 2 to 3 hours. place a piece of the cake on a plate. spoon ther raspberries over the top. garnish with whipped cream, chocolate curls, mint sprigs, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder.