New York Cheese Cake

Ingredients

Crust

Graham Crackers (ground to crumbs) - 1 Cup

Sugar- 2 tbsp
Unsalted butter (melted) - 1/4 cup

Filling
cream cheese (Full fat in room temp) - 16 oz
sugar - 1/2 Cup
All purpose Flour - 1 1/2 tbsp
Eggs (medium)- 3
Whipping creme - 40 ml (1/6 Cup)
Lemon Zest - 1 lemon
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Topping:
Sour cream (full fat) - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp

Preparation

Prepare pan by spraying cooking oil
Preheat oven at 350 F

Crust
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl

press in the sides and bottom of pan

cover and refrigerate till the filling is prepared


Filling:
Place sugar, cream cheese and flour in the electric mixer
Mix in medium speed until smooth
Add eggs , one at a time and beat
add whipping cream, lemon zest and vanilla extract and beat
Pour filling in the pan with bread crumbs and place in oven

Bake for 15 minutes and lower the temperature to 250F.
Bake for 60 minutes or until firm and center looks a little wet

Prepare topping while the cake is baking

Topping:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well

Spread topping over the filling when it is baked and bake for 15 more minutes

Remove from oven and run knife around edges of pan to loosen the cheesecake and prevent from cracking

Let it cool
Cover and refrigerate overnight.

German chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

CakeSemi Sweet chocolate-  4oz(115 g)
All purpose flour -  2 1/4 cups
Cocoa Powder- 3/4 cup

Baking Powder - 1 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Lemon- 1/2
Lukewarm coffee - 1 cup
Buttermilk - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 1/4 cups
Unsalted buttter (at room temp) - 1 1/4 cup
eggs- 5

Vanilla extract - 1 1/2 tsp

Coconut Almond Frosting:

Roasted Almonds - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
evaporated milk(can use light or heavy cream)- 1 cup
Egg Yolk (lightly beaten) - 3
Unsalted butter in pieces- 1 1/2 cups
Coconut flakes - 1 1/3 cups
Vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp

Preparation:
Preheat oven at 350 deg F
Lightly butter and flour a big pan or two cake size baking pans
Melt chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl over  boiling water and let it cool in room temperature

Sift flour.salt,baking soda,cocoa powder and keep aside
In a bowl, mix coffee and buttermilk and keep aside

Beat butter in mixer until smooth and creamy
Add sugar and continue beating till mixture is fluffy
Add eggs, one at a time and mix well after each addition
Add vanilla extract and mix well

Add Melted chocolate and beat well

Add coffee mixture and flour mixture in 3 additions . Mixing well after each addition.

pour batter in pan. If using two small pans , then divide batter equally.

Bake till done. If using a large pan, the cake will take more time to bake
cool the cake on rack before frosting

Cut the cake from middle for larg pan

Coconut Almond Frosting:
Finely chop almonds
In a microwave safe bowl, combine sugar, butter, milk, egg yolk and salt
microwave till the mixture boils and thickens
stir almonds,coconut and vanilla extract
Let the mixture cool until spreadable

Assemble:

Place one layer of cake on serving plate and cover with 1/2 of frosting.

Place another layer over it and spread the remaining frosting over it

Decorate the cake.