Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs
- 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
- 3 packages, 8 oz. each, cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 8 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet chocolate, melted, slightly cooled
- 1/4 cup hazelnut liqueur, optional
- Mix crumbs and 2 Tbsp. butter. Press onto bottom of greased 9 inch spring form pan. Bake at 325u0b0 for 10 minutes. Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition, just until blended. Blend in melted chocolate and liqueur. Pour over crust. Bake at 325u0b0 for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim or pan to loosen cake. Cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate.
chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs, butter, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs, chocolate, hazelnut liqueur
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=148829 (may not work)