Yield: 8 servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| \N \N | Crust: |
| 1 cup | Chocolate cookie crumbs |
| 2 tablespoons | Unsalted butter, -- |
| \N \N | Softened |
| ⅛ teaspoon | Salt |
| \N \N | Filling: |
| 16 ounces | Cream cheese |
| 1 cup | White sugar |
| 16 ounces | Sour cream |
| 4 \N | Eggs |
| 1 tablespoon | Vanilla extract |
| 9 ounces | Chopped semisweet chocolate |
| \N \N | Blocks |
Preheat oven to 350. Mix together cookie crumbs, butter, and salt.
Press mixture into bottom of 9 inch springform pan. Chill while making filling. Filling: with electric mixer, beat together cream cheese and sugar. Blend in sour cream. Add eggs and vanilla and blend until well mixed and smooth. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chunks. Pour filling into springform pan with chilled crust and smooth top with spatula. Sprinkle top with remaining chocolate chunks. Bake 30-40 minutes and turn off oven. Leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour. Remove from oven and chill until firm, about 3-4 hours.
Yield: 1 9-inch cheesecake
Recipe By : THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW #DS3055 From: Meg Antczak Date: 22 May 96