Delicious Chocolate Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
• 1 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 250 g chocolate baking squares, chopped
• 500 g cream cheese (1 regular and 1 low fat)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 1. cut cardboard circle to fit into a 9 inch spring form pan. cover cardboard with foil. grease pan all over.
• 2 2. mix cookie crumbs, pecans and butter together. pat crumbs gently into 9 inch pan; sides and bottom.
• 3 3. bake crust in 350 f (177c) oven x 8 minute remove from oven and increase temperature to 400°f.
• 4 4. in double boiler: slowly melt chocolate. cool 5-10 minute set aside.
• 5 5. in a large bowl mix cream cheese slightly. add sugar, juice, and salt. process 30 seconds. scrape bowl. process 1 minute or until smooth and blended. add melted chocolate, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla. process 30 seconds more. scrape bowl and process 1 minute or until smooth.
• 6 6. in a small bowl mix chocolate chips and flour together then stir into cream cheese mixture.
• 7 7. pour into prepared spring form pan placed on middle rack. place a second roasting pan filled with water on the bottom rack (to provide humidity for a moist cake).
• 8 8. bake 10 minutes at 400f then decrease temperature to 300f for > 60 minutes or until done and the middle jiggles slightly. ( i have always had to cook it longer than 1 hour) leave cake in oven and turn temperature off. cool 1 hour in oven. cool in fridge 5 hours to 3 days.
• 9 9. cut small pieces because this is a very rich cake with 632 calories per serving of 12-16 pieces. enjoy!