Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2012

Fabulous I also added orange extract and Grand Marnier.

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Denise in PA

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2011

Great cheesecake. Now to find the perfect fruity sauce to drizzle over the beautiful cake.

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Bri

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Wichita, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: May 22, 2011

Loved this cheesecake! It tasted like a those chocolate oranges that you "whack and unwrap". So good! I used fresh orange juice from the orange that I zested and it turned out perfect!

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balletochef

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2011

LOVED by all at my Family Christmas Party. Garnished with Blueberries to contrast with the orange flavour. Would do a higher ratio of chocolate to cheesecake mixture, but I don't think I followed the recipe to a T the first time on that front. Needs more orange flavour! Will definitely make again!!

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Lelena109

Home Town: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2011

This recipe was great and so easy. I did make a few changes and found they worked out for me. Firstly I cut the sugar by half and it was certainly sweet enough. I made the crust using 1 and 1/4 cups each of digestive cookie and chocolate cookie crumbs. Also I increased the orange juice (I juiced fresh oranges) to 5 tbls which gave it a nice orange flavour. As mentioned by another reviewer I reserved the 2 cups of batter for the chocolate before adding the orange juice and zest which made the orange batter much more orange flavoured. I melted the chocolate in the microwave heating and then stirring it a few seconds at a time until it was completely melted. I baked it with the pan sitting on a muffin tin filled with water as was suggested by someone else to avoid cracking. I decorated it with fresh strawberries and a dollop of cool whip at the end of each slice. It was perfect for my husband's birthday cake! I will definitely make it again.

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lynnieg

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2011

This is a really unique cheesecake. It tastes like a Terry's chocolate orange! I did add the orange extract as another user suggested, and added a bit more zest as well. I tried my hardest to avoid getting air whipped into the batter, and even tried to shake the bubbles out before it went into the oven and I still ended up with a huge crack running right down the middle. I used sweetened whipped cream with about 1/2 tsp orange extract to cover the top. Everyone liked it, but it was a bit to rich and unusual to keep them coming back for more.

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Shyloh

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2011

A great base-recipe! I made this for my husband's birthday and used chocolate graham crackers for the crust and low-fat cream cheese for the filling. As others mentioned, the orange-flavor wasn't quite strong enough for our tastes, so in addition to the 2 tbs. or orange juice, I added 2 tsp. of orange extract. I also upped the orange zest from 1/2 tsp. to grated peel from a whole medium orange. The only other change I made was to replace 1/4 cup of the sugar in the filling with stevia. The finishined product tasted *exactly* like a Terry's Chocolate Orange, which was what I was hoping for. Thank you so much for the great recipe! I have a feeling this cake is going to become a birthday tradition in our house.

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KychynWych

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Wrightwood, California, USA

Living In: Memphis, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2010

This cheesecake was wonderful! Dense and creamy and amazing. Like other reviewers, I decided to up the orange flavor. I didn't have orange extract or orange juice concentrate, so I measured out about 1/3c. orange juice and cooked it down until reduced by half. I also used the orange zest of about one whole medium orange (~2-3 teaspoons). Baked the cheesecake in a hot water bath for exactly one hour then turned the oven off and let it cool inside for another hour. Cooled on a wire rack for a good while (had to fend of some tempted family members at this point, haha) and then chilled overnight. I served this on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and everyone LOVED it!!

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zephyr2003

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2010

It was very good. It would have lacked orange flavor had I not read reviews and added 1 T of orange zest and 2 t of orange extract. I added 1 t to both the white and chocolate batter. Next time (and there will be a next time) I will be only adding it to the white batter so I can have a pure chocolate taste in the swirl.

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