Chocolate Marbled Cheesecake

Submitted by shelbyrose

"This comes from an old PTA cookbook I've had since my kids were in gradeschool. DD#2 loves cheesecake and this is the one she requests for her birthday cake. Drizzle a small amount of chocolate syrup on top when serving for an added taste treat."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup fine graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and melted butter and press mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan.
3. Bake for 10 minutes; cool.
4. Lower oven temperature to 300 degrees.
5. In a large mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, sour cream and 2 teaspoons of vanilla until smooth.
6. Add flour, a tablespoon at a time, blending well.
7. Beat eggs and egg yolks in a small bowl on high speed until thick and lemon colored, about 5 minutes.
8. Gradually add 1 cup sugar and beat thoroughly.
9. Add egg-sugar mixture to cheese mixture and blend on low speed just until combined.
10. Reserve 2 cups of batter; pour remaining batter into prepared pan.
11. Thoroughly combine cocoa and 1/4 cup sugar.
12. Blend into the 2 cups of reserved batter.
13. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and spoon dollops of chocolate batter on top of vanilla batter in pan.
14. Using a spatula or knife, swirl batter gently to produce marble effect.
15. Bake for 1 1/4 hours.
16. Turn oven off and leave cake in oven 1 hour, without opening the oven door.
17. Remove from oven and cool.
18. Cover and chill.