Coffee and Caramel Cheesecake

Cheesecake. Need I really say more? Already you have in your mind the memories of past cheesecakes; creamy, tangy, sweet, fluffy goodness. Maybe yours was topped with cherries, or chocolate, or caramel. I've put a spin on the classics, and added coffee to mine. It's subtle, and different, but totally good. If you want to try it, read on.

Step 1 What You Need

For the Shortbread Crust (You could sub in any type of crust you wanted, I suppose):

1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1 1/2 cups flour

For the Filling:

32 ounces of cream cheese
1 1/2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup of espresso
1/4 cup brown sugar

For the Topping:

1/2 cup cream, whipped
1 cup of sour cream (I had a 16 oz container and just used what was left over from the filling)
2 tablespoons sugar

Comments

[AMAZONIAbydjljwilliams]

Loving the coffee cheesecake idea! A+
Have you thought about using a coffee or chicory coffee extract instead of brewed coffee? Amp up the coffeeness?
I'm going to try it with chicory and let you know how it turns out.

[canucksgirl]

Looks great. :D

I love the idea of the coffee flavor. You say that its only subtle though. If more was added, would anything else need to be adjusted to avoid it being too thin?
I'm assuming you meant brewed espresso, right?

[Sporkette]

Yes, I did mean brewed espresso.
Um, as far as adding more coffee, off the top of my head I would say one shot of coffee per cup of batter, which is what I believe I did. The decide just how much of the batter you want flavored, or how much coffee you want added into your cheesecake and work out the rest. :)

[scoochmaroo]

Gorgeous!!