Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

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Ingredients

Filling:
1 Cup Crushed Chocolate Wafer Crumbs
3 Tbls Sugar
3 Tbls Butter or Margarine, Melted
2 Cups (12 oz) semisweet Chocolate Chips
2 pkgs (8 oz each) Cream Cheese softened
3/4 Cup Sugar
2 Tbls All-purpose Flour
2 Eggs
1 teas Vanilla Extract
Strawberries and White Chocolate Shavings, optional

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan; set aside. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add flour and beat well. Add eggs beat on low just until combined. Stir in vanilla and melted chocolate just until blended. Pour over crust.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.
Garnish slices with strawberries and chocolate shavings if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.