
Chocolate Orange Cheesecake
Total Time: 95 Mins
Prep Time: 25 Mins
Cook Time: 70 Mins
Serves: 10
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2/3 cup Lactantia Butter, melted
Filling
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp Lactantia Butter
- 3 pkgs Lactantia Spreadable Cream Cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp grated orange rind
Glaze
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp Lactantia Butter
Directions
Preparing Crust
- Combine all ingredients. Press into bottom and sides of 10” (25 cm) springform pan. Chill.
Preparing Filling
- Melt chocolate chips and butter, stirring until smooth. Set aside.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time until smooth. Stir in orange rind.
- Divide batter evenly into 2 bowls, about 2 1/2 cups (625 mL) each. Add melted chocolate to one of the bowls of cheese mixture. Mix well.
- Spread half of chocolate batter on crust. Cover with white batter, then remaining chocolate batter. Place pan on a piece of foil to prevent butter leaking out.
- Bake at 300°F (150°C) for 65-70 minutes, or just until set. Run knife around edge of hot cake, then cool on wire rack. Chill overnight.
Preparing Glaze
- Melt chocolate chips and butter, stirring until smooth.
- Spread over cheesecake.
- Chill to set glaze.