Fudge Truffle Cheesecake
- Crust
- 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
- Filling
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- whipped cream
- additional chocolate chips
- Mix in a bowl, all the crust ingredients.
- Press mixture into the bottom and 2 inches up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan; chill.
- In a big bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
- Gradually add milk; beat until smooth.
- Add melted chocolate chips, eggs, and vanilla; stir until well blended.
- Pour into crust.
- Place cheesecake/pan in a large rectangular baking pan filled with 2 inches hot water; place in a 300 degree oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is almost set.
- Remove cheesecake from oven and water-filled pan and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
- Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen.
- Cool at room temperature for 3 hours.
- Chill overnight.
- Just before serving, remove sides of pan.
- Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate chips.
crust, vanilla wafer crumbs, powdered sugar, cocoa, butter, filling, cream cheese, condensed milk, semisweet chocolate chips, eggs, vanilla, whipped cream, additional chocolate chips
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fudge-truffle-cheesecake-41407 (may not work)