Peanut Butter and Brownie Cheesecake

"I've been addicted to Reese's Peanut Butter Cups since I was a kid. Can't get them here in Greece. This cheesecake makes up for their absence."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 35mins
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • For crust: Position rack in centre of oven and preheat to 360 degrees F (170C).
  • Butter a 9 inch diameter springform pan.
  • Dust pan lightly with flour.
  • Melt chocolate and butter.
  • Cool.
  • Blend flour, salt and baking powder in small bowl.
  • Beat eggs and sugar in bowl until ribbon forms when beaters are lifted, about 4 minutes.
  • Scrape down sides of bowl.
  • Beat in chocolate, vanilla and chopped chocolate.
  • Add dry ingredients and mix until just blended; do not overbeat.
  • Spread 1 cup batter over bottom of pan.
  • Bake until firm, about 17-20 minutes.
  • Cool crust in freezer, about 15 minutes.
  • Maintain oven temperature.
  • Prepare filling: Blend cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
  • Add eggs and sour cream and beat until smooth.
  • Blend in peanut butter.
  • Using small knife, spread remaining brownie batter evenly around sides of pan, sealing to bottom crust.
  • Pour in filling, which will not be as high as brownie batter.
  • Bake until centre is gently set and brownie sides have fallen to form a 1 inch wide ring around filling, about 30 minutes.
  • For topping: Blend sour cream and sugar in small bowl.
  • Spread evenly over cheesecake to cover (you may or may not add peanut butter to topping).
  • Bake 3 more minutes.
  • Set cake on rack.
  • Using small, sharp knife, cut around top edge of cake to loosen from pan sides.
  • Cool completely.
  • Loosen cake with knife and release from pan.
  • Refrigerate until ½ hour before serving time.

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<style>body { background: url("http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3512121819_f2f1aaf050.jpg?v=0"); background-repeat: repeat-y; }</style> OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages! I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure. So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call. What did I do wrong? Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths. I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time. That's all for now.
 
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