Ingredients
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3/4 cup flour
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1/4 cup sugar
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1 egg, lightly beaten
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5 tablespoons butter, softened
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3/4 teaspoon vanilla
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3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
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3/4 cup sugar
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3 eggs
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1 egg yolk
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1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
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7 ounces German sweet chocolate, melted
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1/3 cup sugar
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1/3 cup evaporated milk
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1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
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2/3 cup flaked coconut
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
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4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/2 cup sour cream
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1/4 cup butter
Instructions
- Crust: In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar and cocoa.
- Add egg, butter and vanilla.
- Beat with mixer till well combined.
- With well buttered fingers, press dough into the bottom of greased 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake crust at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly brown.
- Set crust aside to cool (in pan) while mixing filling.
- Filling: In large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar& sour cream.
- Beat with mixer till smooth.
- Add eggs and yolk one at a time.
- Beat well after each addition.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Stir in chocolate.
- Pour filling over crust.
- Bake at 350° for 15 minutes, lower temp to 200° and bake for 1 hour 10 minutes, or until center is no longer shiny or wet looking.
- Remove cake from oven, and run a knife around the inside edge of pan.
- Chill cake uncovered overnight!
- Coconut Pecan Topping: Melt butter in small saucepan.
- Stir in sugar, evap milk and egg yolk.
- Cook and stir over low heat about 10 minutes or till thickened.
- Stir in 2/3 cup coconut, chopped pecans and vanilla.
- Spread topping over cake.
- Garnish: (optional) Garnish with 1/3 cup coconut, pecan halves and chocolate curls.
- Keep cake in refrigerator till time to serve.