New York Style Marble Cheesecake With Chocolate Crust

The best homemade cheesecake you'll ever have! You can substitute vanilla wafers or a shortbread cookie for the crust. Also can vary the flavorings with raspberry, Amaretto, etc.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 1 large cheesecake

Ingredients

• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temp
• 1  cup sugar
• 5  large eggs
• 2  cups  crushed  Oreo cookies
• 5  tablespoons  melted butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  ounces chocolate chips, melted

• icing

• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 6  ounces chocolate chips, melted

Directions

1. Cream together cream cheese& eggs.
2. Make sure they are both at room temperature.
3. if possible this will prevent lumps.
4. Add in sugar and vanilla and mix.
5. In separate bowl, combine crushed cookies with melted butter.
6. In large springform pan, press the cookies mixture only in the bottom of the pan (Not the sides).
7. Reserve 1/4 of the batter and set aside.
8. Pour remaining batter into the pan on top of crust.
9. Take reserved mixture and mix in melted choc.
10. Swirl in this chocolate mixture by pouring it on top of the white batter and using a knife to make a swirl pattern.
11. Bake at 300°F for 50 minutes.
12. Let cool for 2 hours.
13. Combine 6 oz of chocolate chips and sour cream and ice cooled cake.