CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

By LindaW1955

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 5 TBS melted butter
• Filling:
• 3-8 oz packages cream cheese, room temp
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 2 oz (2 squares) semisweet chocolate, melted
• Frosting:
• 6 oz (6 squares) semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Details

Servings 9
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 70mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Crust: in medium bowl mix together chocolate crumbs and butter until well-blended. Press into 9" springform pan
2. Oven 300F.
3. Filling: In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar and eggs at medium speed until smooth and fluffy. Spoon half the cream cheese mixture into crust.
4. Stir the melted chocolate into remaining cream cheese mixture until well blended. Drizzle over batter in curst to make swirls.
5. Bake cheesecake 50". Transfer pan to a wire rack, cool completely.
6. Transfer cheesecake to serving plate, cover w/ plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.
7. Uncover cheesecake and carefully remove sides of pan.
8. Frosting: In a small bowl, mix together chocolate and sour cream. Spread over cheesecake. Chill briefly until frosting is set.