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Cappuccino Cheesecake

Submitted by critterkeeper

Makes 16 servings

A perfect dessert for an italian meal. Comes from recipezaar webiste...poster's screenname "yooper".

Ingredients

1	cup graham crackers, crushed
5	tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
1 1/2	cups sugar
1/2	cup whipping cream
4	teaspoons instant coffee powder
1 1/2	teaspoons vanilla extract
32	ounce cream cheese, room temperature
4	large eggs
2	tablespoons all-purpose flour
1	cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.
Mix crackers, butter and 1/4 cup sugar in medium bowl; press onto botom (not sides) of a 9-inch springform pan with 2 3/4-inch high sides.
Bake crust 10 minutes.
Cool.
Maintain oven temperature.
Combine cream, espresso powder or coffee and vanilla in small bowl; set aside.
Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth.
Gradually beat in remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar, then eggs 1 at a time.
Beat in flour.
Stir espresso mixture until power dissolves, beat into cream cheese mixture.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Pour batter over crust.
Bake cake until edges are puffed and beinning to crack and center is just set, about 1 hour 5 minutes.
Cool on rack for 30 minutes; chill, uncovered for 6 hours.
Cut around cake to loosen.
Release pan sides.
Top with chocolate curls, if desired.