Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake (death By Chocolate!)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• mini milk chocolate kiss (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and sugar; stir in butter.
• 2 press onto the bottom and 1 1/2 in. up the sides of a greased 9 inch springform pan
• 3 bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
• 4 cool on a wire rack.
• 5 reduce heat to 325.
• 6 in a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
• 7 remove from the heat; add cream and mix well; set aside.
• 8 in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 9 add cocoa and beat well.
• 10 add eggs; beat on low just until combined.
• 11 stir in vanilla and reserved chocolate mixture just until blended.
• 12 pour over crust.
• 13 bake for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 14 for topping, melt chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
• 15 remove from the heat.
• 16 stir in cream and vanilla; mix well.
• 17 spread over filling.
• 18 refrigerate overnight.
• 19 carefully run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen.
• 20 remove the sides of the pan.
• 21 just before serving, garnish with whipped cream and miniature chocolate kisses if desired.