Cakes: Williams Sonoma Chocolate Cheesecake

By JoFClark

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 T sugar
• 2 oz melted butter
• Filling:
• 6 oz bittersweet baking chocolate
• 1/4 cup rum
• 1 lb cream cheese
• 3/4 cup extra fine sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 T vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs

Details

Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

Line outside of springform pan with aluminum foil, shiny side out. Butter inside of pan. Mix graham cracker crumbs with sugar, add melted butter and press into pan evenly. Refrigerate.

Melt chocolate with rum over low heat (1 minute) and set aside. With electric mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in extra fine sugar, sour cream and vanilla extract. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix well, place into another bowl and set aside. Mix remaining batter with chocolate using a whisk, then stir until smooth over hot water. Take springform pan from refrigerator and fill with chocolate batter. Gently pour plain batter over the top and make swirls in the batter with a fork. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool to room temperature, remove rim and refrigerate overnight.