Chocolate-raspberry Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (5 1/3 ounce) package pure butter shortbread cookies, crushed (about 1 1/4 cups)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup raspberry preserves, melted
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries, thawed
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 eggs
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 1/3 cups fresh raspberries

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 wrap outside of 9-inch springform pan with heavy-duty foil.
• 3 combine crushed cookies and melted butter in small bowl; press into bottom of pan.
• 4 bake 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly darker in color.
• 5 cool slightly; gently spread preserves over crust.
• 6 puree thawed raspberries in food processor or blender until smooth.
• 7 strain through medium strainer, pressing with spatula to remove seeds reserve 1/2 cup puree (save remaining puree for another use.).
• 8 beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter at medium-low speed until smooth beat in sugar and flour just until blended.
• 9 beat in sour cream, reserved raspberry puree and lemon juice.
• 10 beat in eggs one at a time.
• 11 pour over crust.
• 12 place springform pan in large shallow pan.
• 13 add enough hot tap water to come halfway up sides of springform pan bake 40 to 45 minutes or until edges are puffed and top is dry to the touch center should move slightly when pan is tapped but should not ripple as if liquid.
• 14 remove cake from water bath; remove foil.
• 15 cool completely on wire rack.
• 16 refrigerate overnight.
• 17 place chocolate, corn syrup and 1 tablespoon butter in medium bowl.
• 18 bring whipping cream to a boil in small saucepan.
• 19 pour over chocolate mixture; stir until melted and smooth.
• 20 let stand, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is cool but still pourable.
• 21 pour over cheesecake; refrigerate until set.
• 22 garnish with raspberries.
• 23 store in refrigerator.