Mexican Dessert Recipes
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Mexican Coffee Cheesecake
Chocolate, coffee and vanilla are important ingredients when it comes to making Mexican dessert recipes and all of those feature in the following tarta de chocolate y cafe recipe. This tasty coffee and chocolate cheesecake is easy to make and the coffee-flavored cream cheese layer goes beautifully with the cookie crumb base. The topping is simply grated chocolate and some chocolate-covered coffee beans but you could serve this tarta de cafe with some chocolate syrup if you prefer, or a dollop of whipped cream.
If you enjoy cheesecake recipes, you will love the combination of Mexican flavors in this one. This is a baked cheesecake recipe and you will need to chill it for four hours after baking it, so it sets nicely. Therefore, you should make this Mexican cheesecake in plenty of time before serving it. This is a gourmet Mexican dessert recipe and it is great for dinner parties. You could also serve it at a special occasion like a Cinco de Mayo party.
The mixture of coffee and vanilla in this flavorful cheesecake is so good that you might want to cut the cheesecake into four servings rather than six. This is a rich and satisfying cheesecake but sometimes it is fun to sin a little and have an extra large helping!
Tarta de Chocolate y Cafe
Ingredients -
8 oz finely crushed chocolate cookies
½ cup melted butter
1 lb cream cheese
3 eggs
½ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup cold espresso
1 cup sifted flour
18 chocolate-covered coffee beans
3 oz grated semisweet chocolate
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Grease a 9 inch round pan with cooking spray.
Combine the butter and cookie crumbs and press this mixture over the base of the pan.
Beat the sugar with the vanilla extract and cream cheese. Add the eggs, beating well after each one.
Add the espresso and flour and beat again.
Transfer half of this mixture into the pan, over the crust and sprinkle half the grated chocolate over it.
Spoon the rest of the mixture on top.
Bake for half an hour, and then chill for 4 hours.
Sprinkle the rest of the grated chocolate on top of the cheesecake and decorate each slice with 3 chocolate-covered coffee beans.
(Serves 6)
Photo Description:
This is a cool and creamy coffee cheesecake recipe, which looks impressive and tastes delicious. You can see from the photo that this appealing cake recipe would not look out of place at a dinner party or a formal gathering. The presentation is kept simple and the flavors go incredibly well together. If you like Mexican dessert flavors like vanilla, coffee and chocolate, they are all combined in this clever tarta de chocolate y cafe recipe and you can really indulge yourself and let the delicious cheesecake melt in your mouth. This is a simple cheesecake recipe and one of the best tasting desserts of all.
