This is an amazing Cappuccino Cheesecake! Soft, creamy cheesecake made with espresso, chocolate Oreo cookie crust and a touch of mini chocolate chip on the bottom!
Another year, another birthday cheesecake for my mom! Since I missed Mother’s Day because I was flying back from the conference, I went to see my mom this weekend. It happened to be her birthday this week too, so I made her a birthday cake like I do every year. Every year, I make a different cheesecake because she loves cheesecakes (and so does just about everyone in my family)!
Do you remember that unbelievable Coconut Cheesecake that I made last year? It was also a birthday cheesecake for my mom that I made with my baby sister. I was actually teaching her how to make a cheesecake in hopes that she might bake something on her own this year. Yea…that’s a lost cause on a teenager. I just hope that a little bit of something sank in for later.
I didn’t have much time to bug her about the flavor this week, so I took it upon myself to decide. Not that she is much help with deciding on the flavor anyway. Anytime I ask her what she wants, she says “Anything really, they are all good!” Since we are both quite addicted to coffee, I made this Cappuccino Cheesecake and boy was it a great flavor!
I used instant espresso powder here instead of coffee and it actually made a big difference. I’ve used coffee and coffee powder in baked goods before but espresso is a whole other ball game! I would definitely recommend using it.
For the crust, I used Chocolate Oreo cookies. Chocolate makes a perfect compliment to cappuccino, so it was a perfect crust. Mini chocolate chips on the bottom of the cheesecake is completely optional! If you want that extra chocolaty kick, you can add some mini morsels on the bottom and syrup of the top or you can leave it without for a simpler flavor. Either way, this is an amazing cheesecake!
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Cappuccino Cheesecake
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 15 oz pack of Chocolate Oreo Cookies
- 2 Tbsp butter melted
- Cheesecake:
- 3 - 8 oz packages of cream cheese
- 2 Tbsp sour cream
- 1/2 cup of heavy cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup of sugar you can add 1/4 cup more if you are not using chocolate
- 3 Tbsp instant espresso powder
- 2 Tbsp flour
- Optional:
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- Chocolate syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 and grease a 9-inch springform.
- Oreo Crust: Pulse Oreo cookies in a blender or food processor until all just crumbles. Transfer cookie crumbs into a small mixing bowl and mix with melted butter until all combined. Press cookie mixture into the pan, evenly, all over the bottom and about half way up the side.
- Cheesecake:
- Start beating the cream cheese and sugar in a mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at the time, beating after each addition.
- Warm up heavy cream to hot but not boiling and mix with espresso powder until blended. Add espresso mixture to the cream cheese.
- Add flour, vanilla extract and sour cream, mix until all combined.
- Pour the cheesecake batter into the spring form with crust.
- Place the spring form in the oven, inside a large roasting pan. Carefully add some hot water to the roasting pan, filling it about 1/2 of the way up the side of the spring form.
- Bake for 70-85 minutes. Sides of the cheesecake should be set but still a little jiggle in the center.
- Take out the spring form and let it cool to room temperature before refrigerating.
- (Even thought cheesecake can be eaten warm, for best results, I recommend refrigerating for a few hours or overnight.)
Recipe Notes
Recipe from Lyuba @ willcookforsmiles.com All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.
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Mary Frances
May 18, 2014 at 1:55 pmCoconut sounds amazing, but I have to say, coffee is where my heart is at! Love how thick and rich and creamy this is – everything a good cheesecake should be! Pinned!
lyuba
May 18, 2014 at 7:32 pmThank you so much, Mary!
Matt Robinson
May 18, 2014 at 4:28 pmthis is amazing Lyuba! The perfect cheesecake. Can’t wait to try this someday soon!
lyuba
May 18, 2014 at 7:32 pmThank you, Matt! I really hope you do!
Cris
May 19, 2014 at 9:51 amI`ve never had cappuccino cheesecake before, and this one looks amazing!
lyuba
May 19, 2014 at 9:11 pmIt really was! thank you so much, Cris!
Claire @ A Little Claireification
May 19, 2014 at 10:39 amWow. I have never tried cappuccino cheesecake either – this looks divine. Pinned!
lyuba
May 19, 2014 at 9:16 pmYou must hurry and try it, Claire!
Thank you!!!
Heather @ French Press
May 19, 2014 at 10:46 amLyuba, you are most certainly Queen of the cheesecake!
lyuba
May 19, 2014 at 9:17 pmAwww, you are too sweet, Heather! Thank you!
Rebecca @ Little Monkeys Crochet
May 19, 2014 at 11:20 amMmmm… This looks heavenly! My husband would love it. I’d love for you to come link up at this week’s Off the Hook!
lyuba
May 19, 2014 at 9:18 pmThank you, Rebecca! I hope you get a chance to make it!
Kelly
May 19, 2014 at 12:00 pmThis looks amazing!! I’ve been looking for a new cheesecake recipe to try! Thanks for sharing!
lyuba
May 19, 2014 at 9:30 pmThank you so much, Kelly!
Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg
May 19, 2014 at 1:27 pmThis looks amazing. I love cappuccino flavored anything. Yum!
lyuba
May 20, 2014 at 8:17 pmThank you so much, Norma!
Lokness @ The Missing Lokness
May 19, 2014 at 3:53 pmThis looks really good! Creamy cheesecake and coffee sounds great together. I love that you used oreo for the crust. I am saving the recipe for later. Thanks for sharing.
lyuba
May 20, 2014 at 8:18 pmThank you 😀
Marisa Franca @ Allourway.com
May 19, 2014 at 4:23 pmYou can make me a birthday cheesecake any time you want 🙂 Your recipes sound incredible and they look absolutely delish.
lyuba
May 20, 2014 at 8:19 pmYou are always so sweet! Thank you, Marisa!
Sheila @ Sweet Baked Life
May 20, 2014 at 2:13 amWhat a fabulous combination; sounds so good and perfect on a hot summer day!
lyuba
May 20, 2014 at 8:20 pmThank you so much, Sheila!
Wendy
May 20, 2014 at 10:29 amAll of your cheesecakes are special but this one has me running to the kitchen to see if i have all of the ingredients! I would so love a piece right NOW! 🙂 The combination of coffee cheesecake with the oreo crust is perfection!
lyuba
May 20, 2014 at 8:23 pmI hope you get a chance to make some soon!! Thank you so much, Wendy!
Tahnycooks
May 21, 2014 at 11:02 amI used to LOVE cheesecake when I was younger, I am pretty sure this cheesecake can get me back onto that kick again! YUM!
lyuba
May 23, 2014 at 8:43 pmI hope it can, Tahny! Thank you!
Trish - Mom On Timeout
May 21, 2014 at 10:24 pmHoly yum Lyuba! This cheesecake is heavenly! It’s my secret obsession really 🙂 Pinned!
lyuba
May 23, 2014 at 8:45 pmThank you so much, Trish!
Debbie
May 24, 2014 at 12:35 pmIn the recipe you say you can add 1/4 c extra sugar if you are not using chocolate. I am confused is that the mini chips on the top of the crust? Chocolate and coffee ice cream is my favorite so I can not wait to try this!
lyuba
May 25, 2014 at 8:18 amHi Debbie!
Actually, it’s both. Chocolate morsels and syrup are optional. You can make a simple cappuccino cheesecake without any chocolate and you can make it a bit sweeter. If you do want to use chocolate chips and syrup, extra sugar would be too much. More sweetness would come from syrup than morsels, so if you want, you can just add the morsels but not the syrup.
I hope you enjoy it!
Kristen Duke
May 25, 2014 at 10:27 pmThis looks so yummy!! Cheesecake is one of my faves so I love trying new flavors!
lyuba
June 3, 2014 at 2:24 pmThank you, Kristen!!
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May 27, 2014 at 1:55 amOh good lord, this is some major eye candy!! I wish I could taste this just by looking at the pictures! 😉 Pinned!
lyuba
June 3, 2014 at 2:25 pmHaha, thank you, Jocelyn 🙂 !
CakePants
June 2, 2014 at 9:40 pmThis cheesecake looks out-of-this-world amazing!! I found it funny that this was your mom’s birthday cake, because my mom is strongly averse to coffee/anything coffee-flavored, so I’ve actually chosen coffee desserts at restaurants on a few occasions because I knew I wouldn’t have to share (I know, I’m evil like that)! This looks seriously delicious, and I can’t wait to try it!
lyuba
June 3, 2014 at 2:26 pmThank you too funny!
Thank you!!
Nurhayati
August 21, 2017 at 9:31 amHi Lyuba, I haven’t tried making this, but I hope to do so soon. I just want to say what a lovely daughter you are for making your mum a cake for her birthday every year!
lyuba
August 28, 2017 at 5:06 pmAwe, thank you so much!! 🙂