Special Occasion Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake

• 1 12 cups crushed chocolate sandwich style cookies, about 21 cookies (like Oreos)
• 14 cup butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 14 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 13 cup raspberry jam (seedless if possible)
• 2 cups sour cream
• 14 cup sugar
• 12 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 14 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• sweetened whipped cream
• fresh raspberry
• mint sprig

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. CRUST --
3. Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press firmly into bottom of 10-inch springform pan; bake for 8 minutes; cool in pan on wire rack.
4. Turn stove temp down to 325.
5. VANILLA BATTER --
6. Beat cream cheese with mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well; add eggs (one-at-a-time) beating well after each; stir in sour cream and vanilla; set aside.
7. TRUFFLE BATTER --
8. Combine cream cheese, melted chips and jam; stir well.
9. PUT IT TOGETHER --
10. Pour/Spoon two-thirds of the vanilla batter over the crust; then drop rounded spoons-ful of truffle batter over the batter in the pan; pour remaining vanilla batter on top of that.
11. Bake at 325 for 80 minutes (1 hr, 20 min)--batter will be "almost set" (cake rises above pan);
12. TOPPING --
13. While that is baking, combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla; set aside.
14. When cake has been in the oven for 1 hr, 20 minutes, INCREASE TEMP to 375 and pour topping mixture over the cake; bake 5 minutes.
15. Remove from oven, cool in pan on wire rack for several hours.
16. Cover and chill in fridge for 8 hours.
17. TO SERVE --
18. Combine chocolate chips and whipping cream in saucepan (or microwave) until chocolate melts.
19. Remove sides of pan, slice into servings; drizzle chocolate over slices of cake.
20. Garnish as desired.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/special-occasion-chocolate-truffle-cheesecake-318986 (may not work)