Chocolate Cheesecake

11 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
  • 5 tablespoons melted butter
  • Filling
  • 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
  • Frosting
  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions

  1. 1
    To prepare crust, in a medium bowl, mix together chocolate crumbs and melted butter until well blended.
  2. 2
    Press into a 9 inch springform pan.
  3. 3
    Preheat oven to 300.
  4. 4
    To prepare filling, in a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar, and eggs at medium speed until smooth and fluffy.
  5. 5
    Spoon half of cream cheese mixture into crust.
  6. 6
    Stir chocolate into remaining cream cheese mixture until well blended.
  7. 7
    Drizzle over batter in crust to make swirls.
  8. 8
    Bake cheesecake for 50 minutes.
  9. 9
    Transfer pan to a wire rack.
  10. 10
    Cool completely.
  11. 11
    Transfer cheesecake to a serving plater, cover with plastic wrap, and chill for 2 hours.
  12. 12
    Uncover cheesecake; carefully remove the side of pan.
  13. 13
    To prepare frosting, in a small bowl, mix together chocolate and sour cream.
  14. 14
    Spread over cheesecake.
  15. 15
    Chill briefly until frosting is set.

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