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chocolate cheesecake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Nancy Allen
Wentzville, MO

This is a cheesecake with a chocolate frosting on it that can be made 2 or 3 days in advance and kept covered in plastic wrap in the refrigerator. Awesome!

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate cheesecake

  • 2 c
    chocolate wafer crumbs
  • 5 Tbsp
    melted butter
  • 3 pkg
    8oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 c
    granulated sugar
  • 5 lg
    eggs
  • 2 oz
    ( 2 squares ) semisweet chocolate, melted
  • 6 oz
    ( 6 squares ) semisweet chocolate, melted
  • 1/2 c
    sour cream

How To Make chocolate cheesecake

  • 1
    Crust-In a medium bowl, mix together chocolate crumbs and melted butter until blended. Press into a 9 inch springform pan. Preheat oven to 300.
  • 2
    Filling-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.
  • 3
    Stir the melted 2oz (2 squares) in the remaining cream cheese mixture until well blended. Drizzle over batter in crust to make swirls.
  • 4
    Bake cheesecake 50 minutes or until cheesecake tests done. Transfer pan to a wire rack. Cool completely. Transfer cheesecake to a serving plate, cover with plastic wrap, and chill for 2 hours.
  • 5
    Uncover cheesecake; carefully remove the side of pan. Frosting- in a small bowl, mix together the 6oz. (6 squares) melted chocolate and sour cream. spread over cheesecake. Chill until frosting is set.

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