Preparation Time: 3+ hours       Cooking Time: 2 - 3 hours        Serves: 10
Category: Dessert       Sub-Category: Cakes        Cuisine: American

 Ingredients:

This cheesecake is very rich and creamy, and not for children. You should plan to make it a day ahead of serving.

Crust:
1 C. chocolate cookie crumbs
1/4 C. butter, softened
2 T. white sugar
1/4 tsp. baking cocoa

Cake:
3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 C. white sugar
3 eggs
8 (1 oz.) squares semisweet chocolate
2 T. whipping cream
1 C. sour cream
1/8 tsp. salt
3/4 C. Guinness

Topping:
1 C. heavy whipping cream
3 T. confectioners' sugar
2 T. Guinness

First of all, preheat your oven to 350 F (175 C), and move a rack to the middle position. Then, pour yourself a beverage. Today, we are drinking Strongbow, because it's an awesome English cider. Never you mind that Guinness is Irish, we are multi-cultural around here.