Chocolate Orange Supreme Cheesecake
- 1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp. butter
- margarine, melted
- 2 lb. cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp. orange-flavored liqueur
- 1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
- Orange slices, for garnish (optional)
- Whipped cream, for garnish (optional)
- Heat oven to 325F.
- Mix crumbs, cinnamon, and butter.
- Press onto bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Increase oven temperature to 350F.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Blend in sour cream and vanilla.
- Separate batter into 2 equal parts.
- Blend chocolate into one part.
- Blend liqueur and peel into remaining part.
- Pour chocolate batter over crust.
- Bake 30 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325F.
- Spoon remaining batter over chocolate layer.
- Continue baking another 30 minutes.
- Turn off oven and remove cheesecake when oven has cooled.
- Loosen cake from rim of pan.
chocolate wafer crumbs, ground cinnamon, butter, margarine, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, semisweet chocolate chips, orangeflavored liqueur, orange slices, cream
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/1898 (may not work)