Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake Trifle

Ingredients:
Crust:

• 1 pk. golden grahams crushed (1 ½ cups)
• 4 T. Melted butter

Cheesecake Mixture:

• 3 8oz packages of cream cheese softened to room temperature.
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 ½ Tsp. vanilla
• 2/3 Cup sour cream
• 3 eggs (room temperature)

Directions:

1. Prepare your 9” springform pan by spraying with anti-stick baking spray.
2. Mix crushed graham crackers with melted butter and press firmly into 9” springform pan.  Place in oven heated to 325 degrees and bake for 7 minutes. Continue on to the cheesecake mixture:
3. Blend cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with hand mixer on medium speed 1-2 minutes until well mixed.
4. Add the sour cream and blend 1 minute.
5. Add the eggs one by one, mixing on low just until all ingredients are blended together.
6. Pour over crust and bake at 325 degrees for 40-50 minutes.
7. I use a confection setting on my oven, baked for 43 minutes until center was almost set.  Times may vary depending on oven setting and type of springform pan you are using.
8. Remove from oven and allow to completely cool before cutting.

For the Trifle:

1. Using one piece of cheesecake (1/8 of cheesecake per trifle) remove crust and lightly mix just the cheesecake filling to fluff.  Set aside.
2. Cube 1/8 of cheesecake.
3. Place 3-4 cubes in bottom of trifle.
4. Drizzle caramel sauce and chocolate sauce over cheesecake cubes
5. Layer a generous amount of whipped topping over cubed cheesecake.
6. Place the remaining cubes over whipped cream.
7. Drizzle caramel sauce and chocolate sauce over cubes.
8. Pipe on your fluffed cheesecake over the top.
9. Drizzle on caramel sauce
10. Add 1/2 Hershey’s Mini candy bar crushed, and place the remaining 1/2 in the top.