chocolate cheesecake
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!
prep time
25 Min
cook time
50 Min
method
Bake
yield
one 9-inch cheesecake
Ingredients
- 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
- 5 tablespoons melted butter
- 3 packages 8oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 2 ounces ( 2 squares ) semisweet chocolate, melted
- 6 ounces ( 6 squares ) semisweet chocolate, melted
- 1/2 cup sour cream
How To Make chocolate cheesecake
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Step 1Crust-In a medium bowl, mix together chocolate crumbs and melted butter until blended. Press into a 9 inch springform pan. Preheat oven to 300.
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Step 2Filling-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.
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Step 3Stir the melted 2oz (2 squares) in the remaining cream cheese mixture until well blended. Drizzle over batter in crust to make swirls.
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Step 4Bake 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.
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Step 5Uncover 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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