Mocha Mousse Cheesecake

We may often be baffled by the reality of the power of evil as it is manifest in our circumstances. Sometimes that power seems so overwhelming that we are unable to praise within the circumstances of our life. It is then that we do well to recall the words of the Apostle Paul. When writing amidst difficult circumstances to the Church at Ephesus he could say, ‘Giving thanks always for all things unto God.’ He had come to know that no matter what the source of the evil, if we are in Christ, and surrounded by Him as by an atmosphere, all evil has to pass through Him before it comes to us (Robert Norris).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs	Jewish	Cheesecakes, Desserts-	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Graham cracker crumbs
1/4	c	Melted butter
2	T	Sugar
1/2	t	Cinnamon
8	oz	Semisweet chocolate squares
2	T	Heavy cream
1	t	Instant coffee powder
		dissolved in:
2	T	Hot water
1 1/2	lb	Cream cheese
3/4	c	Sugar
3		Eggs
1	c	Sour cream
1/4	c	Coffee liqueur
2	t	Vanilla
		Chocolate shavings

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix together all ingredients for the base. Press into a 9- inch (23
cm) springform pan. Refigerate until needed.  Melt chocolate with cream
in a double boiler, stirring until smooth.  Set aside to cool. Prepare
instant coffee and set aside.  Cream the cheese, then add the sugar
gradually and cream thoroughly.  Add eggs one at a time, beating well
after each addition. Add  chocolate mixture and blend well. Add sour
cream and blend; then add  coffee, liqueur and vanilla, blending well.
Pour mixture in crumb-lined pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees  C)
for 45 to 50 minutes. Turn off oven and leave for 15 minutes. Open
oven door and leave 15 minutes longer. Place on rack to cool. Center
will be a bit soft but will firm when cool. Refrigerate 6 to 8 hours.
Serve garnished with chocolate shavings.  Source: Lillian Kaplun's
Kitchen by Lillian Kaplun p. 139 Baruna  Group, Inc. 1994 ISBN
1-895555-60-4 Recipe by: Lillian Kaplun's  Kitchen  p. 139  Posted to
JEWISH-FOOD digest by Linda Shapiro <<lss@coconet.com> on  May 11, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: Because with God only perfection will do”

So deeply planted are the roots of human corruption, that even after we are born again, renewed, “washed, sanctified, justified,” and made living members of Christ, these roots remain alive in the bottom of our hearts, and, like the leprosy in the walls of the house, we never get rid of them until the earthly house of this tabernacle is dissolved. Sin, no doubt, in the believer’s heart, has no longer dominion. It is checked, controlled, mortified, and crucified by the expulsive power of the new principle of grace. The life of a believer is a life of victory, and not of failure. But the very struggles which go on within his bosom, the fight that he finds it needful to fight daily, the watchful jealousy which he is obliged to exercise over his inner man, the contest between the flesh and the spirit, the inward “groanings” which no one knows but he who has experienced them - all, all testify to the same great truth, all show the enormous power and vitality of sin. Mighty indeed must that foe be who even when crucified is still alive!

J.C. Ryle