Chocolate Cheesecake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
-
Crust
- 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
- 5 tablespoons melted butter
-
Filling
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
-
Frosting
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
directions
- to prepare crust, in a medium bowl, mix together chocolate crumbs and melted butter until well blended.
- Press into 9 inch springform pan.
- Preheat oven to 300.
- To prepare filling, in a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar, and eggs at medium speed until smooth and fluffy.
- Spoon HALF of mixture into crust.
- Stir chocolate into remaining half of cream cheese mixture unil well blended.
- Drizzle over batter in crust to make swirls.
- Bake cheesecake for 50 minutes.
- Transfer pan to wire rack.
- Cool completely.
- Transfer cheesecake to a serving plate, cover with plastic wrap, and chill for 2 hours.
- Uncover cheesecake; carefully remove the side of pan.
- To prepare frosting, in a small bowl, mix together chocolate and sour cream.
- Spread over cheesecake.
- Chill briefly until frosting is set.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Baking tips: Cheesecake can be made 2-3 days in advance and kept, covered with plastic wrap, in the refrigerator.
- Or, the cake can be frozen for up to 3 weeks.
- Defrost before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Amy Duchesne
United States
I love to cook- but not for the fun of it. I cook with a purpose! And that is to cook great tasting food for anyone who comes to my table.
I live in Canada now, but am a native of Florida. I love southern food, and european food. I am up for anything that tastes great! I am married to a french canadian and I have found a lot of great recipes from living here.