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C H O C O L A T E C H E E S E C A K E S A N D S O M U C H M O R E 221

springform pan, spreading it out with your 5. Meanwhile, prepare the Sweetened
fingers until smooth. Set the pan aside. Cream. Fold in the grated lime zest.
3. Place the chocolate chips in a medium- 6. Remove the outside rim from the
f

size glass bowl and heat in the microwave spring orm pan. Either cut the cheese-
oven on high power for 1 ⁄2 minutes. Re - cake into slices and serve right from the
1
move the bowl from the oven and stir with base of the pan, or run a long sharp knife
a small rubber spatula until they are under the cheesecake crust to separate it
melted. Let the chocolate cool slightly. from the base and carefully transfer the
Place the melted chocolate, cream cheese, cheese cake to a serving platter, then slice.
and sweetened condensed milk in the same Serve the cheesecake with a dollop of the
mixing bowl that was used for the crust. whipped cream.
With the same beaters (no need to clean Store this cake, covered first in plastic
them either), blend with an electric mixer wrap and then in aluminum foil, in the refrig-
on low speed until just combined, 30 sec- erator for up to 1 week. Or freeze it, wrapped
onds. Increase the mixer speed to in foil, for up to 2 months. Thaw the cake
medium and beat 1 minute more to thor- over night in the refrigerator before serving.
oughly cream the mixture. Stop the
machine and add the 3 eggs and the lime
juice to the batter. Beat on medium speed R
for 1 minute. Stop the machine and scrape
the Cake Mix Doctor says
down the sides of the bowl with the rubber
spatula. Pour the filling onto the crust and
If you ever run into a recipe that calls
spread it out with the rubber spatula so
for chocolate sweetened condensed
that it is smooth. Place the pan in the oven.
milk and you can’t find any, here’s the
4. Bake the cheesecake until it looks solution: Melt 1 cup semisweet choco -
shiny and the center barely jiggles when late chips with a 14-ounce can of
you shake the pan, 58 to 62 minutes. regular sweetened condensed milk and
Remove the pan from the oven and place voilà. I took that substitution to heart
it on a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes. in devising this recipe, but the out -
Then lightly cover the pan with plastic come just wasn’t chocolaty enough for
wrap and place it in the refrigerator to me. So I took the plunge and tried using
chill for at least 1 hour, or preferably 24 twice as much chocolate—perfect.
hours, for the flavors to meld.