German Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
• 6 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (softened)
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 (4 ounce) package german chocolate squares (melted)
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 2 egg yolks
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 first 3 ingredients are for crust, the next 7 are for the filling and the last 6 are topping. preheat oven to 325 degrees. for crust combine cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar in a small bowl.
• 2 firmly press into bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of lightly greased 9 inch springform pan.
• 3 for filling, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bown until fluffy.
• 4 beat in flour. beat in eggs, 1 at a time, just until combined.
• 5 stir in melted chocolate, whipping cream, and vanilla.
• 6 pour over crust. bake 1 hour or until center is almost set.
• 7 cool in pan 1 hour. losen and remove sides of pan. cool completely.
• 8 for topping, whisk sugar, whipping cream, and egg yolks in a medium saucepan until well blended.
• 9 whisking constantly, add butter and cook over medium heat until mixture is thick and bubbly.
• 10 reduce heat to low and cook 2 more minutes.
• 11 remove from heat and stir in coconut and pecans.
• 12 transfer to a heat proof bowl.
• 13 let cool 20 minutes or until thick enough to spread on cooled cheesecake.
• 14 store in airtight container in refrigerator.