Salted Caramel Cheesecake with Chocolate Ganache

Instructions

To Make the Oreo Cookie Crust:Grease a 9-inch springform pan. Combine crushed Oreos and melted butter until all of the crumbs are moistened. Press into bottom and up the sides of springform pan. Place in freezer while you prepare filling.To Make Salted Caramel Cheesecake Filling:

1. Heat oven to 300° F
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and 1 cup brown sugar on medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until blended. Add 3/4 cup whipping cream and 1/4 cup coffee syrup; beat until blended. Pour filling over crust.
3. Bake at 300°F 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until the edge of cheesecake is set at least 2 inches from the edge of pan but the center of cheesecake still jiggles slightly. Turn oven off; open door 4 inches. Let cheesecake remain in the oven 30 minutes. Run small metal spatula around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake. Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.

Day 2-For Caramel Sauce:

1. In 2-quart saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter over medium heat. Add 1 1/4 cups brown sugar and 2 tablespoons coffee syrup. Heat to boiling; cook and stir 1 minute until sugar dissolves. Stir in 1/2 cup whipping cream; return to boiling.
2. Remove from heat. Cool 20 minutes.

For Chocolate Ganache:

1. Combine the heavy cream and the chocolate in a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl. Heat it in the microwave on high for two minutes. Whisk, then place it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds and whisk. Repeat in 30 seconds intervals until the chocolate is completely melted and you can incorporate it fully into the cream.
2. Let cool about 5-10 minutes (until it's still pourable, but no longer hot)

For Stable Whipped Cream

1. Place 1/4 cup of cold water in a small saucepan, then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin. Let the gelatin soften and absorb all of the water (about 5 minutes).
2. Place pan over low heat and stir until gelatin dissolves. Let it cool off the heat while you complete the next step.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat 1½ cups cream and 2 tablespoons sugar until soft peaks form. Slowly pour in warm dissolved gelatin and mix until soft peaks reform. You won't get stiff peaks, but this whipped cream will be perfect for pipping on top of cheesecake, pies and other desserts.

To Assemble Cheesecake:

1. Remove Cheesecake from the refrigerator. Pour the salted caramel sauce on top of the cheesecake (use as much as you want, then store the rest to use when serving cheesecake or for ice cream topping). Put back in the fridge while you prepare the ganache.
2. Once the ganache is made and cooled, remove the cake from the fridge and pour ganache on top of the caramel layer. Put back in the fridge while you make whipped cream.
3. Place whipped cream in pastry bag fitted with 1M tip, remove cake from fridge and pipe whipped cream on out edge of cheesecake.
4. Drizzle top of cake with caramel sauce and sprinkle with flaked sea salt. Cover and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

To Serve:

1. Run a small metal spatula around edge of springform pan; carefully remove side of the pan. Cut cheesecake into slices. You can drizzle slices with more caramel sauce if you'd like.
2. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cheesecake.