Chocolate Amaretto Turtle Cheesecake

[rdcast]

I plan on adapting some existing recipes to my favorite concoction.
http://cake.allrecipes.com/az/AmarettoChscke.asp
http://cake.allrecipes.com/az/ChocltTrtleChsecke.asp
http://members.allrecipes.com/community/Member/Photo.aspx?PhotoId=2351
A local restaurant I'm fond of, wants me to try my hand at producing this cheesecake in hopes to save their chef some time. I'm honored but concerned that my big mouth has once again gotten myself into trouble. Any ideas or suggestions(was that redundant?)

 

[rdcast]

I guess I'm in this alone. So I must fess up to Charlie that I'm just full of BS. And I thought I was makin friends.

Heck NO!! I'm going for it !!! Decided to eliminate the Amaretto, too rich.

 

[Chef_Jen]

my fav chocolate turtle cheescake,.

brownie base.with peanuts.. slighltly flavoured caramel cheesecake.. and a chocolate and caramel topping.. place chopped up turtle peices on top!

get rid of amaretto before the dentist gets rid of your teeth!

 

[rdcast]

now that sounds good. How do you get the caramel flavor in the cake ?

 

[Chef_Jen]

using the swirl method i taught you or adding caramel flavour to the cake itself

 

[lulu]

I like the sound of the amaretto....

 

[rdcast]

Yea lulu, it's very good but I just learned how to make a pretty mean caramel so I'm anxious to introduce it to my cakes. Jenn, the cocoa so much thickened the batter that I needed to add moisture so I used my leftover coffee. It did the trick and added that lil extra flavor.

 

[rdcast]

get rid of amaretto before the dentist gets rid of your teeth!

I don't want oral decay. I value my bright n cheery smile

 

[jkath]

rdcast, you realize every time you talk about cheesecakes, you make my stomach growl. That's it. I've had enough. Send me a half dozen and we'll call it even.

PS - the caramel sounds great!!

 

[rdcast]

I know what you mean jkath, I'm studying alternatives for the sake of all our health

 

[MrBaseball34]

How about trying this one on for size?

Nilla Praline Cheesecake

66 Nilla Wafers
1 1/4 c sugar
1/4 c margarine, melted
3-8 oz pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
25 caramel candies
3 tbsp milk
1/2 c pecan pieces

Preheat oven to 325°, if using silver springform, or 300°
if using dark springform pan.

Finely crush 50 of the Nilla wafers, mix with 1/4 c sugar
and the melted maraine. Press firmly into the bottom of the
pan. Stand remaining 16 wafers around edge of pan, pressing
gently into crust to secure.

Beat cream cheese and remaining 1 c sugar in large bowl with
electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour
cream and vanilla, mix well. Add eggs,1 at a time, beating on
low speed just until blended. Pour into prepared crust.
Bake 40 to 50 min or until center is almost set. Run small
knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool
before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hrs or overnight.
Microwave caramels and milk on high 1 min or until caramels are
completely melted; stirring every 30 sec. Cool slightly. Pour
over top of cheesecake, top evenly with pecans.