Fabulous Chocolate Cheesecake

By michelew7

found in Mom's recipe collection from a magazine or something

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 5 tablespoons melted butter
• Filling:
• 3 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• Frosting:
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium bowl, mix together chocolate crumbs and melted butter until well blended. Press into a 9-inch springform pan.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar and eggs at medium speed until smooth and fluffy. Spoon half of cream cheese mixture into crust.

Stir chocolate into remaining cream cheese mixture until well blended. Drizzle over batter in crust to make swirls.

Bake cheesecake for 50 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack. Cool completely.

Transfer cheesecake to serving plate, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.

Uncover cheesecake; carefully remove the side of the pan.

Mix together chocolate and sour cream. Spread over cheesecake. Chill briefly until frosting is set.