Turtle Pecan Cheesecake

Ingredients

250 gr chocolate cookies
55 gr butter melted
575 ml cream cheese softened
200 gr sugar
12 gr flour all-purpose
1 gr salt
4 gr vanilla extract
3 eggs
30 ml whipping cream
1/2 packages caramels
80 ml whipping cream
130 gr german sweet chocolate
5 gr butter
30 ml whipping cream
140 gr pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 230ºC Place cookies in resealable plastic bag. Squeeze out excess air; seal bag tightly. Roll over cookies with rolling pin until finely crushed. Combine cookie crumbs and butter in medium bowl; press onto bottom of 23 cm springform pan. Beat cream cheese in large bowl until creamy. Add sugar, flour, salt and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in cream. Pour over crust. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 90ºC Continue baking cheesecake 35-40 minutes or until set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Prepare Caramel Topping and Chocolate Topping. Drizzle over cheesecake. Refrigerate cheesecake. Sprinkle with pecans just before serving. Caramel Topping. Combine ingredients in small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth. Chocolate Topping. Combine ingredients in small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth. Decadent Cheesecakes from Cooking Class Magazine, March 1993.