Mary's Outstanding Chocolate Cheesecake
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 cup chocolate wafer cookies, crushed
- 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese
- 6 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
- 1-1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp. flour
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- Melt butter and crumbs and press in the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
- Use electric mixer to beat the cream cheese, chocolate chips, sugar, flour and vanilla until well blended.
- Beat at high speed till smooth.
- Add eggs oneat a time until well mixed; pour into prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated 500F oven for 10 minutes.
- Reduce oven to 250F and continue baking 50 to 60 minutes.
- or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.
- Remove and let cool 10 minutes.
- Prepare topping and pour over cake; bake 5 minutes longer.
- Cool the cake on a wire rack for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Refrigerate until firm, 8 hours or overnight.
- Garnish with chocolate curls.
butter, chocolate wafer cookies, cream cheese, chocolate chips, sugar, flour, vanilla, eggs, sour cream, sugar, vanilla
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/2555 (may not work)