Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake

By JDARK

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• Cake:
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• 3 tablespoons almond flavored liqueur
• Topping:
• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:
1. Combine crumbs, sugar and melted butter.
2. Press into bottom and 2" up the side of a 9" springform pan.
3. Bake at 325 degrees F for 10 minutes.

Cake:
4. Beat cream cheese and brown sugar, mixing at medium speed until well blended.
5. Beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
6. Beat in chocolate and liqueur.
7. Pour over prepared crust and bake at 325 degrees F for 35 minutes.

Topping:
8. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
9. Combine sour cream and sugar, carefully spread over cheesecake.
Bake at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and run knife around sides of pan to loosen.
9. Cool at room temperature before removing rim.
10. Chill overnight.