Elk mountain ranch recipe

Elk Mountain Ranch recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs

5 Tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

5 squares (1 ounce each) semi sweet chocolate, divided

2-1/2 squares (2-1/2 ounces each) white baking chocolate, divided

1/3 cup mashed sweetened strawberries

2 teaspoons shortening, divided

Instructions:

Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes>Temperature 425 degrees reduced to 300 degrees

Combine crumbs and 3 tablespoons of butter; press onto bottom of an ungreased 9 inch spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes; cool.

In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla. Divide into three portions (about 1-2/3 cups each). Melt 2 squares semi sweet chocolate and stir into one portion. Melt 2 squares white chocolate and stir into another portion of batter. Stir strawberries into remaining.

Layer in pan chocolate, vanilla, strawberry. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake for another 50-55 minutes. Run knife around edge, cool and remove from pan.

Melt remaining semi sweet chocolate, remaining butter and 1 teaspoon of shortening; cool for 2 minutes. Pour over cake. Melt remaining white chocolate and shortening, drizzle over glaze.

Serves: 16