Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the cheesecake recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup milk
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 tablespoons Jack Daniel's whiskey
Fudge Brownie Batter (recipe follows)
Chocolate Ganache (recipe follows)
In microwave-safe glass bowl, melt chocolate chips with milk in microwave oven on HIGH (100%)
power 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until smooth when stirred. Set aside.
Meanwhile, in large bowl of electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs
until well blended. Beat in melted chocolate mixture and whiskey until thoroughly blended. Spoon into
buttered 9-inch springform pan.
Bake in preheated 400 degree F oven 15 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350°F and continue
baking 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and carefully spoon on Fudge Brownie Batter evenly, starting at edges and working
toward center. Return to 350°F oven and bake another 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in
center comes out almost clean. Cool completely; refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
Remove sides of pan from cake. Spread Chocolate Ganache evenly over top of cake. Return to
refrigerator and chill until ganache is set. Makes 1 cheesecake, 10 to 12 servings.
Fudge Brownie Batter
In large microwave-safe glass bowl, combine 2 squares (1 ounce EACH) unsweetened chocolate with
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter. Microwave on HIGH (100%) power 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until smooth when
stirred. Beat in 2 eggs, 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until thoroughly blended. Stir in 1/2 cup
flour, blending well. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, if desired. Spread evenly over partially baked
cheesecake.
Chocolate Ganache
In large microwave-safe glass bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and 1/3 cup whipping cream.
Microwave on HIGH (100%) power 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until smooth when stirred. Stir in 2
tablespoons Jack Daniel's whiskey and 2 tablespoons corn syrup. Refrigerate until mixture thickens to
spreading consistency. Spread evenly over top of brownie topped cheesecake.
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