Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 additional chocolate shaved (white)
- 2 c vanilla water
- 32 oz cream cheese softened
- 16 oz sour cream
- 1 3/4 c sugar
- 3 oz chocolate shaved (white)
- 1/4 c butter melted (unsalted)
- 1 oz chocolate (square white)
- 3 ts creme de cassis
- 1 t almond extract
Combine first 4 ingredients; press in bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Chill. Beat cream cheese and 1-1/4 cups sugar at high speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add creme de cassis and salt; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Fold in shaved chocolate. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Combine sour cream, 1/4 cup sugar, and almond extract. Spread over cheesecake. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Refrigerate cheesecake immediately for at least 8 hours. Garnish with additional shave white chocolate. SOURCE; Beyond Parsley; The Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri America's Best Recipes; A 1988 Hometown Collection; Oxmoor House