Cinderella Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 1/3 cups creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 3 teaspoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 for the crust-----------.
• 2 preheat oven to 350.
• 3 grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• 4 dust with flour.
• 5 melt unsweetened chocolate and butter in small saucepan over low heat.
• 6 cool.
• 7 beat eggs and sugar in medium bowl until slowly dissolving ribbon forms when beater are lifted, about 4 minutes.
• 8 beat in melted chocolate mixture, vanilla, and chopped chocolate.
• 9 add flour and baking powder.
• 10 mix until just blended--do not overbeat.
• 11 spread 1 cup brownie batter over bottom of pan.
• 12 bake until firm, about 17 minutes.
• 13 cool baked crust in freezer for about 15 minutes.
• 14 maintain oven temperature.
• 15 for the filling---------.
• 16 blend cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 17 add eggs and sour cream.
• 18 add peanut butter and flour.
• 19 using small knife, spread remaining brownie batter around the sides of the pan, sealing batter to bottom crust.
• 20 pour in filling, which will not be as high as brownie batter.
• 21 bake until center of cheesecake is gently set and brownie sides have fallen to form a ring around the filling.
• 22 (about 50 minutes) for topping---------.
• 23 blend sour cream and sugar.
• 24 spread on top of cheesecake to within 3/4 inch of edge.
• 25 bake cheesecake 3 more minutes.