German Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 5 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• 7 ounces german sweet chocolate, melted
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/3 cup flaked coconut (optional)
• pecan halves (optional)
• chocolate curls (optional)

Recipe

• 1 crust: in a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar and cocoa.
• 2 add egg, butter and vanilla.
• 3 beat with mixer till well combined.
• 4 with well buttered fingers, press dough into the bottom of greased 9-inch springform pan.
• 5 bake crust at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly brown.
• 6 set crust aside to cool (in pan) while mixing filling.
• 7 filling: in large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar& sour cream.
• 8 beat with mixer till smooth.
• 9 add eggs and yolk one at a time.
• 10 beat well after each addition.
• 11 beat in vanilla.
• 12 stir in chocolate.
• 13 pour filling over crust.
• 14 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.
• 15 remove cake from oven, and run a knife around the inside edge of pan.
• 16 chill cake uncovered overnight!
• 17 coconut pecan topping: melt butter in small saucepan.
• 18 stir in sugar, evap milk and egg yolk.
• 19 cook and stir over low heat about 10 minutes or till thickened.
• 20 stir in 2/3 cup coconut, chopped pecans and vanilla.
• 21 spread topping over cake.
• 22 garnish: (optional) garnish with 1/3 cup coconut, pecan halves and chocolate curls.
• 23 keep cake in refrigerator till time to serve.