Chocolate Cheesecake I

A chocolate lover's delight! Top with cherry pie filling or sweetened strawberries.

• Calories: 508 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup melted butter
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup sour cream (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Prepare crumb crust by combining cracker or wafer crumbs, butter or margarine, and 2 tablespoons sugar. Press mixture into bottom and 2 inches up sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Refrigerate.

Step 2

Melt chocolate chips in top of a double boiler over hot water. Set aside.

Step 3

Beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in a large mixing bowl until smooth and creamy. Blend in eggs. Gradually pour in chocolate mixture beating on low speed until well-blended. Add 1/2 cup sour cream, flour, vanilla. Blend until smooth. Pour into prepared crust.

Step 4

Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 - 60 minutes or until filling is firm. Turn oven off. Cool cheesecake 1 hour without opening door. Cool completely. Chill several hours or over night. Garnish just before serving with sweetened sour cream made by combining 1 tablespoon sugar with 1/2 cup sour cream.