Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake
- 1 cup chocolate wafer cookies, crushed
- 2 tbsp. margarine, melted
- 2 lb. cream cheese, softened and divided
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 whole eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 6 oz. chocolate chips, melted and cooled
- 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jelly
- 6 oz. chocolate chips
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
- Combine 3 packages cream cheese and the sugar, mixing at mediumd speed until well blended.
- Add eggs slowly.
- Blend in sour cream and vanilla; pour over crust.
- Combine remaining cream cheese and the melted chocolate, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
- Add preserves; mix well.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of chocolate cream cheese batter over plain batter; do not swirl.
- Bake at 325F for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- Loosen cake from rim of pan.
- Prepare Topping: Melt chocolate chips and whipping cream over low heat, stirring until smooth.
- Spread over cheesecake.
- Chill.
- Garnish with whipped topping, raspberries and mint leaves.
chocolate wafer cookies, margarine, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, chocolate chips, raspberry jelly, chocolate chips, whipping cream
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/1946 (may not work)