Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons shortening

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 2 crumb crust - mix the butter and cookie crumbs. press into the bottom of a 9-in springform pan.
• 3 beat sugar and cream cheese until blended. add in sour cream and vanilla and beat until blended. beat in cocoa and flour until blended. add one egg at a time until blended (do not overbeat). pour into crust.
• 4 bake 10 minutes. reduce oven to 250f - bake another 40 minutes. remove to wire rack. loosen cake from side of pan with knife. cool completely then remove sides of pan.
• 5 prepare chocolate drizzle topping - combine semi-sweet chips and shortening in a small glass bowl. microwave for 30 seconds. stir; reheat 15 seconds if needed. stir again. drizzle over cheesecake. refrigerate 4-6 hours. store covered and refrigerated.