50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Cakes and Frostings -- German Chocolate Cheesecake

50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Cakes and Frostings -- German Chocolate Cheesecake

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German Chocolate Cheesecake

From the Kitchen of: Boomer
Source: Recipes from Minnasota...with Love

FILLING:
1	cup	semi-sweet chocolate pieces
16	oz	cream cheese, softened
2/3	cup	brown sugar, packed
2	tbl	unsweetened cocoa
5		Eggs
1	tsp	vanilla
1	tsp	Almond flavoring

Melt the chocolate in top of double boiler.
Place creamcheese in bowl and beat until fluffy. Gradually beat in brown sugar and cocoa.
Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in melted chocolate, vanilla and almond flavorings.
Turn into prepared springform pan and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Cool and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from springform pan and spread with Coconut Topping.

CRUST:
1 1/2	cups	graham cracker crumbs
2	tbls.	2 brown sugar
1/4	cup	melted butter

Combine crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 9" springform pan. Chill

COCONUT TOPPING
1/4	Cup PLUS 1 Tbsp.	brown sugar
1/4	cup PLUS 1 Tbsp.	butter
1/4	cup PLUS 1 Tbsp.	half and half cream
3/4	cup	shredded coconut
3/4	cup	chopped pecans

Combine sugar, butter, Half & Half, coconut and pecans in saucepan. Bring to boil and boil for 3 minutes. Cool then spread on top of cheesecake.