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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1/4 tsp. Salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 2 pkg. (8 oz. Each) cream cheese, softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. Vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate topping, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
Preparation
Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 8 or 9 inch square baking pan with foil, extending edges over sides of pan. In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, ½ cup sugar and salt until smooth. Stir together flour and cocoa; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until soft dough is formed. Press dough onto bottom of prepared pan. Beat cream cheese and remaining ½ cup sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, blend well. In separate bowl, mix 1 cup batter with topping, stirring until well blended. Pour 1 cup of topping flavored batter over dough. Stir melted chocolate into remaining flavored batter, set aside. Gently pour vanilla batter, 1/4 C at a time over flavored batter. Drop tablespoonfuls of reserved flavored batter over top, gently swirl with knife or spatula for marbled effect. Bake 35 - 40 minutes or until cheesecke is firm and top is slightly puffed. Cool completely in pan on wire rack, refrigerate. To serve, lift from pan using foil edges, cut into squares.