Chocolate Cheesecake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 24 nabisco chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/3 cups crumbs)
• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sour cream, divided
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f if using a silver 8-inch springform pan (or to 275°f if using a dark nonstick 8-inch springform pan).
• 2 mix cookie crumbs and margarine until well blended. press firmly onto bottom of pan; set aside.
• 3 beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• 4 add 1/2 cup of the sour cream, the granulated sugar, cocoa powder, flour and vanilla; beat until well blended.
• 5 add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended.
• 6 pour over crust.
• 7 bake 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 8 run knife or spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• 9 mix remaining 3/4 cup sour cream and the powdered sugar.
• 10 serve spooned over the cheesecake. store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.