I got dark chocolate squares instead of semi-sweet, because I think dark chocolate goes better with coffee-flavored things. I'm not an experienced cook, and here are some frustrating lessons I had to learn for this recipe: 1. Coffee-flavored liqueur is the same thing as kahlua, and you can only get this in liquor stores. As someone who doesn't drink, this was news to me. 2. I could only find the mascarpone cheese and ladyfingers at Whole Foods; not at my everyday grocery stores. And the ladyfingers came in 3.5 oz boxes, not 12 oz boxes. Despite my frustrations finding ingredients, the cheesecake turned out great!

Reviewed On: Sep. 26, 2009