Chocolate Orange Cheesecake with Cinnamon Chocolate Wafer Crust

• 1 cup chocolate wafer cookies crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon ground
• 3 tablespoons butter melted
• 32 ounces cream cheese softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate (semi-sweet) semi-sweet chips
• 2 tablespoons liqueur triple sec, grand marnier, cointreau or other orange flavor
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest grated

1. Heat oven to 325F (160C).
2. Mix crumbs, cinnamon, and butter.
3. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
4. Bake 10 minutes.
5. Increase oven temperature to 350F (180C).
6. Beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended.
7. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
8. Blend in sour cream and vanilla.
9. Separate batter into 2 equal parts.
10. Blend chocolate into one part.
11. Blend liqueur and peel into remaining part.
12. Pour chocolate batter over crust.
13. Bake 30 minutes.
14. Reduce oven temperatue to 325F (160C).
15. Spoon remaining batter over chocolate layer.
16. Continue baking another 30 minutes.
17. Turn off oven and prop open oven door; remove cheesecake when oven has cooled.
18. Loosen cake from rim of pan.

chocolate wafer cookies, cinnamon ground, butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, chocolate, liqueur triple, orange zest

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chocolate-orange-cheesecake-cin-24119 (may not work)